Practical Psychiatry in the Long-Term Care Home: A Handbook for Staff

This book discusses psychiatry, psychiatric nursing, and geriatrics. It is suitable for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, nursing home staff, and administrators. This is a practical book, aimed at providing training and guidance for staff members in long-term care facilities. The goal is to help staff understand and solve the wide range of psychiatric and behavioral problems which are encountered on a day-to-day basis. Numerous clinical illustrations are presented. This material is invaluable for all team members: nurses, physicians, social workers, psychologists, and occupational therapists. It is especially helpful for frontline health care aides who work most closely with the residents, and for supervisors and administrators. As a result, it also serves as a useful tool for teaching students. The emphasis is on training all members of the staff to provide the highest quality of care,...

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