Psychiatric consultation in long-term care
Subtitle: a guide for health care professionals
By: Abhilash K. Desai and George T. Grossberg.
Contributors: Grossberg, George T.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780801893865
Subjects: Geriatric psychiatry; Nursing home patients -- Mental health services; Aged -- psychology; Long-Term Care -- psychology; Assisted Living Facilities; Homes for the Aged; Mental Disorders -- therapy; Nursing Homes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and epidemiology; title: The assessment process; title: Dementia; title: Delirium; title: Mood disorders; title: Psychotic disorders; title: Anxiety disorders and sleep disorders; title: Personality disorders, somatoform disorders, substance use disorders, and other psychiatric disorders; title: Psychiatric aspects of nutritional disorders, frailty, and failure to thrive; title: Abuse and neglect, ethical dilemmas, and medicolegal issues; title: Palliative and end-of-life care; title: Pharmacological interventions; title: Psychosocial and environmental interventions; title: An ideal long-term care home.