BACKGROUND: There has been no published study that considers actual costs in a representative sample of @entity1 aged > or = 65 years. The present study describes the financial costs of formal community services for elderly @entity1 with @entity303 , @entity308 , @entity148 or @entity717 . METHOD: Psychiatric morbidity, @entity717 and services received were assessed by standardised questionnaire in randomly selected Islington enumeration districts. Subjects were interviewed at home (n = 700). RESULTS: @entity303 was the most expensive disorder per sufferer in terms of formal services. Those with @entity308 were also high users of health services. Despite presenting to health services, 90% were not treated with appropriate drugs. In contrast, social services were received by @entity1 who were activity-limited or with @entity303 . The highest service cost for the population as a whole was for the physically disabled. In multivariate analysis the significant predictors of high service costs were living alone, being physically ill, @entity308 , @entity303 and increasing age. CONCLUSIONS: Failure to detect and treat @entity308 and the @entity148 in older @entity1 , despite their presentation to medical services, may have major economic consequences as well as contributing to individual suffering.

Cost of community care for older XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['people'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity303 :: ('MESH:D003704', 'Disease') :: ['Dementia', 'dementia'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety disorder', 'anxiety disorders'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['physical disability']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['people']
