Psychiatric Consultation in Long-Term Care: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals, Second Edition

by Abhilash Desai (Author),‎ George Grossberg (Author)

Building on the first edition, Psychiatric Consultation in Long-Term Care has been fully revised and updated, integrating DSM-5 classification throughout. It delivers an essential resource for psychiatrists, neurologists, geriatricians, palliative care physicians, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and physician assistants involved in prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and management of neuropsychiatric disorders in long-term care (LTC) populations, as well as for nurses, social workers, and other professionals involved in important day-to-day care. The book provides comprehensive descriptions of practical, strengths-based, individualized, psychosocial, spiritual, and environmental approaches, and high-quality mental healthcare utilizing pharmacological interventions when appropriate to improve the emotional and spiritual well-being of LTC residents. It details key elements in creating genuine person-centered long-term care: the reduction of inappropriate medications and counter-therapeutic staff approaches, treating serious psychiatric disorders with evidence-based interventions, and a road-map for owners and administrators of LTC facilities.

Reviews
'This is an aptly titled, comprehensive, well-referenced, understandable and valuable text. It is an essential interdisciplinary guide, both in terms of its evidence-based content and its presentation of strategies, teaching points, clinical cases, useful tables and -important resources.'
Kathleen C. Buckwalter - Interim Dean, The University of Iowa College of Nursing

Subjects: Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Geriatrics