Recommendations for staff education and training for older people with mental illness in long-term aged care

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1097-1106

  Moyle, Wendy ^a   Hsu, Mei Chi ^b   Lieff, Susan ^c   Vernooij Dassen, Myrra ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dementia; geriatric; psychiatry; review

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING HOME; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 79952116321     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001754     Document Type: Review

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