Some Predictors of Psychiatric Consultation in Nursing Home Residents

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-304

  Fenton, Joanne ^a   Raskin, Allen ^c   Gruber Baldini, Ann L ^c   Menon, A Srikumar ^a   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^d   Kaup, Bruce ^a   Loreck, David ^a   Ruskin, Paul E ^a,b,e   Magaziner, Jay ^c  

^a Mental Health Service Line   (United States)

^b Mental Illness Res/Educ/Clin Ctr   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING HOME; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84903210039     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200405000-00009     Document Type: Article

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