Psychiatric News November 5, 2004
Volume 39 Number 21
© 2004 American Psychiatric Association
p. 37
Resource Spotlights MH in Elderly
A new Web site aims to be the "one-stop shop" for mental
health information for older Americans.
The Geriatric Mental Health Foundation, established by the American
Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) two years ago, launched a new Web
site in late September that provides information and resources on mental
health care for older adults. The site,
<www.GMHFonline.org>,
aims to be a "one-stop site for information" on late-life
depression, substance abuse, and dementia including Alzheimer's disease, as
well as information for caregivers and more.
"Our goal is to educate the public about late-life mental health
issues while providing information and easy-to-use online support for older
adults and their families," said Stephen J. Bartels, M.D., M.S., chair
of the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation. "Through education, we hope
to reduce the stigma of mental illness and help older individuals stay healthy
as well as seek appropriate treatment when it's needed."
Bartels, an associate professor of psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School,
is a past president of AAGP.
The site offers a "find-a-doctor" feature to locate specialists
across the country. The feature searches from a database of clinicians who are
members of AAGP.
AAGP established the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation to raise awareness
of psychiatric and mental health disorders affecting the elderly, eliminate
the stigma of mental illness and treatment, promote healthy aging strategies,
and increase access to quality mental health care for the elderly. 
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