num_pages: 289
description: Written for "front-line" staff at nursing homes and similar institutions who may not necessarily have psychiatric training, this handbook offers advice on how to handle a variety of psychiatric disorders that may be found in client populations. Chapters discuss dementia, delirium, mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and other problems, and include advice on which medications to use and how to make patients take them. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Practical Psychiatry in the Long-Term Care Facility: A Handbook for Staff
titlecomplete: Practical Psychiatry in the Long-Term Care Facility: A Handbook for Staff
publisher: Hogrefe & Huber Pub