Description
Book SynopsisEmphasizing 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.
Trade ReviewThis book is useful for professionals but it is also a wonderful guide for families searching for a good place for Grandma and wondering what they can do to keep her content there. Book News, Inc. 2010 This is an excellent, highly readable book covering the myriad of psychiatric disorders seen in nursing home residents. Although dementia and depression are the most common, delirium, anxiety, psychotic disorders, aggressive behavior, and screaming are also extremely common. This book addresses each of these and provides a clear approach to diagnosis and treatment. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2011
Table of ContentsPreface
1. Introduction and Epidemiology
2. The Assessment Process
3. Dementia
4. Delirium
5. Mood Disorders
6. Psychotic Disorders
7. Anxiety Disorders and Sleep Disorders
8. Personality Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and Other Psychiatric Disorders
9. Psychiatric Aspects of Nutritional Disorders, Frailty,and Failure to Thrive
10. Abuse and Neglect, Ethical Dilemmas, and Medicolegal Issues
11. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
12. Pharmacological Interventions
13. Psychosocial and Environmental Interventions
14. An Ideal Long-Term Care Home
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