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| Therapeutic management of the elderly | | Author(s) | R G Priest |
| Journal title | IN: Psychiatry in medical practice; R G Priest (ed), 1982 |
| Publisher | Macdonald and Evans, Plymouth, 1982 |
| Pages | pp 421-470 |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Psychiatric treatment ; Management [care]. |
| Annotation | This chapter covers the management of older people with psychiatric illness by consideration of the following: administrative considerations; present variability in patterns of care and general principles of management; psychological, physical and social characteristics of older people; interviewing; prescribing; psychiatric illnesses; emergency situations; legal aspects including compulsory admission to hospital, appointment of receiver, testamentary capacity, and divorce; care of the dying; and prophylaxis. The attitude of health and social service personnel is of major importance. All should see their role as the management of such patients in a sympathetic and positive manner, so as to ensure minimum disability and maximum contentment with life. (OFFPRINT) (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-930824113 |
| Classmark | E: LP: QA * |
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