Geropsychology and Long Term Care A Practitioner's Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rosowsky, Erlene (Editor), Casciani, Joseph M. (Editor), Arnold, Merla (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Rehabilitation.; Aging.; Clinical psychology.; Health psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Health Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.

Geropsychology and Long Term Care A Practitioner’s Guide Edited by Erlene Rosowsky, Boston, MA, Joseph M. Casciani, San Diego, CA, and Merla Arnold, Huntington Station, NY Among the growing population living in nursing homes and assisted-living communities, emotional and behavioral problems are freq...

Table of Contents:

• Policies and Reimbursement: Meeting the Need for Mental Health Care in Long-Term Care
• Referrals
• Assessment
• Treatment Plans
• Treatment Process
• Integration of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Medication in Long-Term Care
• Professional Practice: Disciplines, Documentation, and Outcomes Measurement
• Ethical Issues in Long-Term Care.