Psychiatric Consultation in Long-Term Care
eBook - ePub

Psychiatric Consultation in Long-Term Care

A Guide for Health Care Professionals

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Psychiatric Consultation in Long-Term Care

A Guide for Health Care Professionals

About this book

Studies show that residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities are at a substantial risk of having psychiatric disorders. This practical volume provides much-needed clinical guidance for the prevention and appropriate treatment of mental illness in long-term care settings.

Abhilash K. Desai and George T. Grossberg offer a basic framework for a humanistic, team-based approach to meeting the needs of elder persons with mental disorders in long-term care facilities. Early chapters cover the demographics of residents, the epidemiology of their psychiatric symptoms, and the assessment process. Subsequent chapters focus on major disorders, including dementia, delirium, depression, psychosis, and anxiety. The authors discuss end-of-life issues and treatments and offer suggestions for improving care. Throughout, they highlight the importance of the relationship between staff and residents.

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.

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Information

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781421409214
Edition
0
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Geriatrics

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. 1 Introduction and Epidemiology
  7. 2 The Assessment Process
  8. 3 Dementia
  9. 4 Delirium
  10. 5 Mood Disorders
  11. 6 Psychotic Disorders
  12. 7 Anxiety Disorders and Sleep Disorders
  13. 8 Personality Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and Other Psychiatric Disorders
  14. 9 Psychiatric Aspects of Nutritional Disorders, Frailty, and Failure to Thrive
  15. 10 Abuse and Neglect, Ethical Dilemmas, and Medicolegal Issues
  16. 11 Palliative and End-of-Life Care
  17. 12 Pharmacological Interventions
  18. 13 Psychosocial and Environmental Interventions
  19. 14 An Ideal Long-Term Care Home
  20. Abbreviations
  21. Resources
  22. References
  23. Index