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Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Human Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Aged
ISBN : LOC:00187069336
Author : Karen Devereaux Melillo,Melillo,Susan Crocker Houde
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781449618780
Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Second Edition addresses the knowledge and skills necessary in the assessment and nursing care of older adults experiencing common late life mental health and psychiatric problems. This text features experts in gerontological nursing and geropsychiatric fields and provides essential information for advanced practice and professional nurses, as well as graduate and undergraduate nursing students.The Second Edition has been completely revised and updated to include crucial areas like assessment, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and behavioral management strategies in nursing care of older adults. New to this edition are case studies in each chapter in addition to discussion questions. This new edition also presents the work of the Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative (GPNC) in its entirety. The focus of the GPNC is to improve the education of nurses who care for elders suffering from depression, dementia, and other mental health disorders. The collaborative effort enhances extant competencies for all levels of nursing education, focusing on older adults with mental health/illness concerns. Shared in the Appendix are the competency statements developed for basic, graduate, post-graduate, and continuing education nursing programs.
Author : Michael A. Smyer,Margaret D. Cohn,Diane Brannon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0814778798
Author : National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Consumer satisfaction
ISBN : UOM:39015078635631
Author : Mary S. Harper,Barry Lebowitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112006747353
Author : Terry L. Brink
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1560240105
Here is a practical book designed to help mental health practitioners working in institutional, extended care environments provide better care for their elderly patients. Geriatric patients in long-term care situations may suffer from many disabilities ranging from acute physical problems, to social isolation and economic privation, to dementia, depression, hypochondriasis, and paranoia. These are significant problems for the patient, other residents, their families, and the caretakers. Mental Health in the Nursing Home provides invaluable research and information for mental health practitioners. Through such diverse topics as the transition of care to nursing homes, the use of special treatment units for severely disabled patients, evaluation of daily functions, the organization of group programs, and guides for managing a group therapy program with geriatric patients, the book is extremely beneficial to every mental health practitioner working with elderly patients. The major theme of this important book--improving the quality of life of institutionalized elderly through proactive mental health approaches--is effectively presented and makes this an excellent resource.
Author : D. Peter Birkett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781135187477
Get the vital clinical information you need with this comprehensive handbook! In the decade since the first edition of this book, dramatic changes have taken place in the field of geriatric psychiatry. Psychiatry in the Nursing Home, Second Edition, presents timely information on the newest trends in law, culture, and medications, while still offering essential advice on the fundamental concerns of caring for elderly patients with mental illnesses. The new edition of this essential handbook presents up-to-date information on psychiatric issues involving nursing home patients. Featuring helpful case histories and diagnostic criteria, Psychiatry in the Nursing Home, Second Edition, helps you effectively treat such difficult problems as noisy patients, sexual acting out, and incontinence. In addition, it offers help with such administrative concerns as financial issues, absent or warring families, and staffing problems. Psychiatry in the Nursing Home, Second Edition, presents incisive discussions of the changes in the field since the publication of the first edition, including: the effects of the new Prospective Payment System the use of newly released psychotropic medications the altered nomenclature of the DSM-IV the rise in assisted-living facilities the rapid development of the specialty of geriatric psychiatry With its comprehensive scope and practical advice, Psychiatry in the Nursing Home, Second Edition, is a must-have for nursing-home administrators and staff. Policymakers, mental health professionals, and geriatricians will be fascinated by the book’s wider considerations of the problems of housing and caring for the mentally ill and its provocative suggestions for future policy.
Author : Tom Dening,Alisoun Milne
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780191621178
The care home sector is large, with over 400 000 residents in the UK and a similar number employed within the homes. It is therefore an area of considerable economic importance. Care home residents are often very old, and many have multiple physical and mental health needs, meaning that their care poses particular challenges. They are also a distinctly and profoundly marginalised group who are often invisible in the wider debates on quality of care including those about care homes. Mental Health and Care Homes is a coherent and evidence-based text exploring these issues. Bringing together both clinical and research perspectives it will help those working in the care home sector to deliver high quality care and support to both residents and staff. This important, yet neglected, area is thoroughly reviewed by a range of experts including residents, family carers, staff, researchers, and clinicians. The book has four sections: 'the inside view' which includes several first-hand accounts of care home life; 'the outside view' which discusses the regulatory, funding, and legislative context in which care homes operate; 'mental health and care', a detailed review of the major mental and other health issues that arise in care homes, as well as interventions and services to offer support; and a section exploring the 'promotion of health and wellbeing' including examples of good practice. It concludes by synthesising key themes and setting an agenda for further enquiry. The book is written in a style that encourages engagement, with the inclusion of contemporary case studies and examples, making it topical and readable. It will be valuable for a broad professional and vocational audience across both health and social care, as well as students and researchers.
Author : Institute of Medicine,Division of Health Care Services,Committee on Improving Quality in Long-Term Care
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001-02-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309132749
Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people follow in long term care? The committee provides the latest information on these and other key questions. This book explores strengths and limitations of available data and research literature especially for settings other than nursing homes, on methods to measure, oversee, and improve the quality of long-term care. The committee makes recommendations on setting and enforcing standards of care, strengthening the caregiving workforce, reimbursement issues, and expanding the knowledge base to guide organizational and individual caregivers in improving the quality of care.
Author : Hans S. Falck,Mary K. Kane,National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Institutional care
ISBN : UOM:39015007135950
Author : Soo Borson
Publisher : Association
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : PSU:000017615792
Author : Boston Society for Gerontologic Psychiatry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Geriatric psychiatry
ISBN : CHI:17533627
Author : Michael A. Smyer,Diane Brannon,Margaret D. Cohn
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1990-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0814779115
"The most complete book to date concerning the institutionalized care of the mentally ill elderly. A compassionate, comprehensive portrayal of the problems of caring for older persons by family members and nursing home staff. Essential reading for all those working with the elderly." --Bertram J. Cohler, Committee on Human Development, University of Chicago "The real strength of this book lies in its initial conceptualization of the nursing home as a community with a community's complexity of forces working both for and counter to the best interests of its members...contrasting the traditional view that the institution is the enemy of its residents." --M. Powell Lawton, Director of Research, Philadelphia Geriatric Center "This eminently readable book meets a long-standing need in the field of mental health, reflected in the fact that many nursing home residents suffer mental and emotional problems not infrequently the cause of their placement. Rooted solidly in theory, research, and clinical evidence, yet with a clear eye to practical applications, this excellent book will appeal to scholars, educators, students, administers, consultants, and practitioners." --Barbara Silverstone, Executive Director, The Lighthouse "This book come out at the right time in our return to a national discussion of the mental health needs of older adults. Scholarly in breadth and thoroughness, the authors draw on their wealth of practical experience to edify topics on the nursing home industry and its community of caregivers, families, and residents, and on strategies for mental health consultation, assessment, and intervention. It is thoughtfully written." --Carrell Wendland, Ph.D., President Beverly Foundation
Author : Pat Armstrong,Hugh Armstrong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000650600
Nursing homes are where some of the most vulnerable live and work. In too many homes, the conditions of work make it difficult to make care as good as it can be. For the last eight years an international team from Germany, Sweden, Norway, the UK, the US and Canada have been searching for promising practices that treat residents, families and staff with dignity and respect in ways that can also bring joy. While we did find ideas worth sharing, we also saw a disturbing trend toward privatization. Privatization is the process of moving away not only from public delivery and public payment for health services but also from a commitment to shared responsibility, democratic decision-making, and the idea that the public sector operates according to a logic of service to all. This book documents moves toward privatization in the six countries and their consequences for families, staff, residents, and, eventually, us all. None of the countries has escaped pressure from powerful forces in and outside government pushing for privatization in all its forms. However, the wide variations in the extent and nature of privatization indicate privatization is not inevitable and our research shows there are alternatives.
Author : D. Peter Birkett
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1560240687
In one handy book, Psychiatry in the Nursing Home, every conceivable topic relating to the care of mentally ill or mentally retarded patients in nursing homes is covered. Due to the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA), which mandates that all states screen out psychiatric patients needing active treatment who may attempt admittance into nursing homes, many professionals’expertise is relied upon as the screenings have now begun to take effect. As nursing home patients have multiple physical and mental problems and those caring for them come from many different educational backgrounds, it becomes of utmost importance that all nursing home workers and administrators familiarize themselves with the gamut of illnesses and patients requiring treatment. This thorough book fits the needs of professionals working with nursing home clients. The seven major sections of the book provide a structure to examine a number of topics important to both newcomers in nursing home work and experienced professionals in the field. Nursing home development is surveyed, as are the people working in and inhabiting nursing homes; specific psychiatric entities are discussed, as are common behavioral problems prevalent in nursing homes but not corresponding to a specific mental illness; the medical/psychiatric interface characteristic of nursing homes is explored. Helpful tips on how to deal with red-tape forms and policy are provided in a section centered on legal and administrative aspects of nursing homes. A unique view of American nursing homes as contrasted with British nursing homes provides insightful treatment options for aging mental patients as does the view of the future of nursing homes, and the continuing need to make health care for the aged mentally ill as effective as possible. BACKCOVER COPY Here is the first full account of psychiatry in nursing homes. Dr. D. Peter Birkett provides a comprehensive survey of the available literature on the topic, as well as practical advice on the everyday problems that challenge medical staffs, mental health professionals, gerontology students, and administrators of geriatric services. Indispensable for making decisions about which patients can be managed in nursing homes, in justifying psychotropic medications, and in formulating plans of care for behavioral disturbance, Psychiatry in the Nursing Home covers the broad range of topics related to the care of mentally ill and mentally retarded patients in nursing homes. Among the timely and often controversial issues explored in the book are: the importance of pre-admission screening the impact of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA) the difficult family the use of physical restraints violence in the nursing home legal competence
