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►�i Moderately Impaired: Mental Health <br />CONSEQUENCES OF INACTION <br />• Increase in suicide <br />17 -25% of all suicides in USA occur in persons 65+ <br />Highest rate in USA found among older white males <br />• Overuse of medical system <br />- 20% of all admissions to psychiatric hospitals are persons 65+ <br />- more likely to require longer periods of inpatient treatments <br />• Economic burden <br />- less likely than young to use outpatient clinics, more likely to enter <br />system in crisis <br />• Increase in homelessness <br />- older persons comprise 10 -20% of the homeless population <br />many suffer from psychiatric disorders, alcoholism, and dementia <br />prevalence of chronic disease is higher than with older persons <br />• Increased dependency N► nursing home placement <br />N <br />