Cognitive impairment, psychiatric disorders, and problematic behaviors in a tribal nursing home

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 260-274

  Jervis, Lori L ^a,b   Manson, Spero M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indians; Behavior problems; Dementia; Nursing home; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING HOMES; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34047269760     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264306297191     Document Type: Review

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