National guidelines for seniors' mental health: Introduction and project background

Canadian Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Conn, David K ^a,b,c   Malach, Faith M ^b,c,d   Wilson, Kimberley J ^c   Buchanan, Diane ^e   Gibson, Maggie C ^f,g,h   Grek, Adrian ^b,i   Heisel, Marnin J ^g,j,k   Hogan, David B ^l   Gage, Laura ^b,m   Mokry, Jennifer ^c   Moore, Sharon L ^n,o   Tourigny Rivard, Marie France ^p,q  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^g LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

ⁱ MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^j WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^m Whitby Mental Health Centre   (Canada)

ⁿ ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^o UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^p UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^q ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Delirium; Depression; Geriatrics; guidelines; Long term care; Mental health; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC CARE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 33845961604     PISSN: 17181879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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