Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
ISBN-10
0763732729
ISBN-13
9780763732721
Series
Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Category
Medical
Pages
444
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Authors
Karen Devereaux Melillo, Susan Crocker Houde

Description

Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing addresses the knowledge and skills necessary in the assessment and nursing care of older adults who are experiencing common mental health and psychiatric problems of late life. The text covers assessment, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and behavioral management strategies in nursing care of older adults, as well as incorporating social, cultural, and policy issues in mental health care, applyingtheory to practice, and utilization of research.

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