Policy Research on Aging and Mental Health Services (PRAMHS) Project

This study consists of four parts. Part 1 is the result of
a nationwide mail survey of Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC).
Questions centered on the delivery of mental health services to the
elderly, and cover topics such as the number of elderly people in the
client load, amount of interaction between CMHC and Area Agencies on
Aging (AAA), factors affecting the delivery of services to the
elderly, and specialized services for the elderly. In addition to data
from the PRAMHS questionnaire, data from the 1976 National Institute
of Mental Health CMHC inventory were merged with the corresponding
agencies. Part 2 contains data from a mail survey of Area Agencies on
Aging. Data include percentage of referrals made by agencies to mental
health programs as compared to other types of programs, priority given
to mental health issues, factors influencing delivery and coordination
of mental health services to the elderly, and amount of communication
between AAA and agencies in its service area serving the mental health
needs of the elderly. Part 3 consists of data collected by the PRAMHS
project State Unit on Aging (SUA) mail survey. Information is included
on interaction with State Mental Health Agencies, priority given to
mental health issues, efforts by the elderly to influence policy
decisions, and factors influencing delivery and coordination of mental
health services to the elderly. Part 4 contains the result of the
PRAMHS State Mental Health Agencies mail survey. Data provide
information concerning interaction with SUA, efforts to decrease the
number of elderly in state mental health institutions, efforts by the
elderly to influence policy decisions, and factors influencing
delivery and coordination of mental health services to the elderly.

本研究包含四个部分。第一部分为全国社区精神卫生中心（Community Mental Health Centers, CMHC）邮寄调查的结果。调查问题聚焦于为老年人提供精神卫生服务的情况，涵盖老年患者数量、CMHC与老龄区域机构（Area Agencies on Aging, AAA）的互动程度、影响老年服务提供的因素以及针对老年人的专项服务等主题。除PRAMHS问卷数据外，1976年美国国家精神卫生研究所（National Institute of Mental Health）的CMHC清单数据也与对应机构的数据进行了合并。

第二部分包含老龄区域机构（AAA）邮寄调查的数据。数据内容包括：机构向精神卫生项目转介的比例（与其他类型项目对比）、精神卫生问题的优先级、影响老年精神卫生服务提供与协调的因素，以及AAA与其服务区域内满足老年人精神卫生需求的机构之间的沟通程度。

第三部分包含PRAMHS项目中各州老龄单位（State Unit on Aging, SUA）邮寄调查收集的数据。信息涵盖与州精神卫生机构的互动情况、精神卫生问题的优先级、老年人影响政策决策的努力，以及影响老年精神卫生服务提供与协调的因素。

第四部分包含PRAMHS项目中州精神卫生机构邮寄调查的结果。数据提供了以下信息：与SUA的互动情况、减少州精神卫生机构中老年人数的努力、老年人影响政策决策的努力，以及影响老年精神卫生服务提供与协调的因素。