The Effects of Monthly Psychiatric Consultation in a Nursing Home
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 27 (3) , 363-366
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/27.3.363
Abstract
Effects were studied by asking staff involved in the consultation process to record their observations independently and by reviewing the outcome of each case seen during an eighteen month period. Both methods suggested that consultation was primarily useful to staff providing direct care to referred residents. The nursing home population benefited from consultation primarily through staff's increased understanding and acceptance of emotional problems and the increased frequency of therapeutic programs offered at the home. Geriatric psychiatrists can contribute to the quality of life of patients and staff through a regular teaching consultation service.Keywords
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