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Assessing and maintaining mental health in elderly individuals.

Celeste C Shawler

Nurs Clin North Am 45(4):635-50, vii (2010) PMID 20971342

This article provides detailed information about assessing the mental health needs of older adults as well as strategies to maintain mental health. An overview of the public health needs of older adults is provided that includes examples of policies that ensure minimum physical and mental health for older adults. Multiple resources are described that will enable clinicians to access information that will increase their knowledge of assessment of mental health needs of older adults.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2010.06.010
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