Illustrated with abundant clinical material, this book provides essential knowledge and skills
for effective mental health practice with older adults. It demonstrates how to evaluate and …

Mr. A, a 50-year-old English-speaking Korean man, presented to the hospital with right
scapular pain. CT of the chest showed two masses, and a CT-guided fine-needle aspiration …

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether a delirium abatement program (DAP) can shorten
duration of delirium in new admissions to postacute care (PAC). DESIGN: Cluster …

Although delirium has been shown to be a common, morbid, and costly problem for
hospitalized older people, evidence has mounted that it may persist for weeks or months …

Across the spectrum of psychopathology in later life, psychotic symptomatology has been
the most neglected, and although literature in this area is increasing, this is the first book to …

Delirium is a common and usually reversible syndrome occurring during a period of physical
illness. It is most common in children and the elderly. The primary treatment of delirium …

Ein Delirium (akute Verwirrtheit) ist eine bei älteren Menschen häufige Notfallsituation, die in
der Praxis oft übersehen oder unterschätzt wird. Die Betreuung von Patienten im Delirium …

Delirium and pain are common following hip fracture. Undertreatment of pain has been
shown to increase the risk of delirium in older adults experiencing hip fracture in only a very …

Questa revisione della letteratura si pone lo scopo di invitare ad una “lettura” del delirium–
una delle più frequenti sindromi geriatriche–che permetta di superare la tradizionale visione …

Older persons occupy a growing proportion of the beds in Quebec short-stay hospitals.
Many of these persons present acute confusional state (ACS), or delirium, in the course of …