Psychiatric Consultation in Long-Term Care

This book is useful for professionals but it is also a wonderful guide for families searching for a good place for Grandma and wondering what they can do to keep her content there.

This is an excellent, highly readable book covering the myriad of psychiatric disorders seen in nursing home residents. Although dementia and depression are the most common, delirium, anxiety, psychotic disorders, aggressive behavior, and screaming are also extremely common. This book addresses each of these and provides a clear approach to diagnosis and treatment.

A comprehensive and excellent account of how best to assess and deal with mental health issues in long-term care facilities. The authors provide authoritative recommendations and teaching points based on extensive experience. Their compassion and determined advocacy for residents and caregivers are striking and exemplary.

As a geropsychiatric nurse, I particularly appreciated the balanced perspective on the value of both medication and nonpharmacologic interventions, the application of information through case studies, and the attention to social and spiritual aspects of mental health issues in later life. This book should be on the shelf of every nursing home and assisted living facility in this country.