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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779678303321

Autore

Desai Abhilash K

Titolo

Psychiatric consultation in long-term care [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for health care professionals / / Abhilash K. Desai and George T. Grossberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-4214-0921-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (488 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GrossbergGeorge T

Disciplina

618.97/689

Soggetti

Geriatric psychiatry

Nursing home residents - Mental health services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.