(elder OR disability) AND ("risk assessment" or safeguarding)

This textbook presents real-world cases and discussions that introduce the various mental health syndromes found in the aging population before delving into the core concepts covered by geriatric psychiatry curricula. The text follows each case study with the vital information necessary for physicians in training, including key features of each disorder and its presentation, practical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment, clinical pearls, and other...

Representing a useful source of reference for all those working in the community health care domain, this work provides valuable insights to all students, practitioners and managers in primary health care practice.

Prepare to give pediatric patients the specialised care they deserve with the leading text in pediatric nursing. Written by pediatric experts, this edition takes a unique, easy-to-follow developmental approach to describe the care of children at each age and stage of development. This longtime bestseller provides an evidence-based, clinical perspective that shows how the quality of nursing care can impact quality patient outcomes. Childhood diseases...

The abuse of older people in health and social care facilities is increasingly recognized as a serious problem, but most scandals about or inquiries into the abuse of elders fails to address - much less challenge - the social, economic and cultural contexts in which such abuse is allowed to take place. 'Safeguarding Older People from Abuse' provides this much-needed challenge, taking a critical life-course perspective to illustrate the ways in which...