Make a Mental Note

On this episode of the Make a Mental Note podcast, Erin Patel, a licensed psychologist, discusses older veterans that seek mental health care and methods of helping them improve their mental health. Give it a listen and find out why this episode is worthy of a mental note!  Get the show notes on the "Make a Mental Note" page at http://www.chrisquarto.com/ Click here to subscribe to the Make a Mental Note podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/make-a-mental-note/id1035476864?mt=2 Mental Notes: * The Veterans Administration offers different types of mental health care to veterans and their families including inpatient and outpatient services and long-term treatment (e.g., nursing home-type facilities). In some cases, VA therapists provide services to veterans in their homes – either by visiting them at their homes or via telemental health (the VA system version of Skype). * Older veterans present with various types of problems such as long standing mental health problems that continue late into life