Geriatric patients with depression: Improving outcomes using a multidisciplinary clinical path model

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-38

  Bultema, Janice K ^a,b   Mailliard, Lisa ^a,c   Getzfrid, Mary Kay ^a   Lerner, Robert D ^a,d,e,f   Colone, Marcia ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Geriatric Evaluation Service

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e AURORA SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MODEL; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CHICAGO; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 0030066551     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-199601000-00007     Document Type: Review

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