Caring for the mentally impaired elderly : a family guide / Florence Safford.
Publication details: New York : H. Holt, 1987, c1986.Edition: 1st editionDescription: ix, 323 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0805000801
- WT 155 S128c 1986
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book Open Access | Health Sciences Library | WT 155 S128c 1986 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | MBAL22065294 |
Includes Bibliography and index.
Contents
1. The terms of mental impairment
2. The symptoms of mental impairment
3. The causes of mental impairment
4. The crisis of responsibility
5. The diagnosis
6. Case studies: problems in the home
7. Paranoia
8. Other upsetting problems
9. The paradox of medications
10. The paradox of institutional care
11. Coping with the institution
12. Support groups
13. A timely death
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