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Psychiatric consultation in long-term care : a guide for health care professionals / Abhilash K. Desai and George T. Grossberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Desai, Abhilash K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geriatric psychiatry.
- Nursing home residents--Mental health services.
- Nursing home residents.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (488 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Emphasizing creative engagement and hands-on care and featuring clinical vignettes and practical tips, this optimistic volume reinforces the potential for nursing homes and assisted living facilities to be communities where residents thrive.
- Contents:
- Introduction and epidemiology
- The assessment process
- Dementia
- Delirium
- Mood disorders
- Psychotic disorders
- Anxiety disorders and sleep disorders
- Personality disorders, somatoform disorders, substance use disorders, and other psychiatric disorders
- Psychiatric aspects of nutritional disorders, frailty, and failure to thrive
- Abuse and neglect, ethical dilemmas, and medicolegal issues
- Palliative and end-of-life care
- Pharmacological interventions
- Psychosocial and environmental interventions
- An ideal long-term care home.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-0921-6
- OCLC:
- 753478575
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