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MENTAL PATIENTS IN NURSING HOMES. II. INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT AND PHYSICAL ILLNESS *
Author(s) -
STOTSKY BERNARD A.,
DOMINICK JOAN R.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1969.tb04105.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing homes , nursing , mental illness , physical illness , nursing staff , psychiatry , family medicine , cognition , mental health
A bstract : Among geriatric patients transferred from mental hospitals to nursing homes, disorientation is common. Visual or aural impairment and short attention span are contributing factors. Suggestions are given for aiding the patients in this respect. Staff members should be on the alert to detect whether or not a physical illness or a drug‐induced change underlies an emotional disturbance in patients who are unable to communicate satisfactorily. Examples are given. Lack of information on the patient from the transferring hospital handicaps the nursing home in treatment. A sample record, containing the type of information required, is presented.