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

By David K. Conn

Book Overview

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, in the most cost-effective and productive manner.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889373418
• ISBN13: 9780889373419
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 10.2"