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| What an old age psychiatrist does | | Author(s) | J Wattis |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 313, no 7049, 13 July 1996 |
| Pages | pp 101-104 (Caring for Older People) |
| Keywords | Psychiatric treatment ; Depression ; Confusion ; Dementia. |
| Annotation | First in a series of 14 articles on the theme, Caring for older people. Old age psychiatrists aim to provide services that are sensitive to the needs of caregivers and patients; and also support general practitioners, social services and hospital departments. Their work - this article is concerned with depression, delirium and dementia - includes the direct assessment and management of disease and the provision of education and information to others working with older adults. |
| Accession Number | CPA-960923007 A |
| Classmark | LP: ENR: EDC: EA |
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