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Download or read book Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing written by Karen Devereaux Melillo and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2005 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing addresses the knowledge and skills necessary in the assessment and nursing care of older adults who are experiencing common mental health and psychiatric problems of late life. The text covers assessment, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and behavioral management strategies in nursing care of older adults, as well as incorporating social, cultural, and policy issues in mental health care, applyingtheory to practice, and utilization of research.