Geriatrics

Integrated Textbook of Geriatric Mental Health: 1st Edition

Subject FocusGuideline, policy, or evidence-based material gives the book a useful connection to current practice standards.Pathology material supports diagnostic reasoning and disease classification.Nursing coverage centers the reading around care planning, judgment, and pati...

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Subject Focus

  • Guideline, policy, or evidence-based material gives the book a useful connection to current practice standards.
  • Pathology material supports diagnostic reasoning and disease classification.
  • Nursing coverage centers the reading around care planning, judgment, and patient-facing decisions.

Overview

Integrated Textbook of Geriatric Mental Health: 1st Edition reads as a nursing education title built around pathology and nursing. That gives it a clearer role than a general survey text.

Practical Use

The nursing value is practical: assessment, prioritization, judgment, and patient-care language. The best use is active study rather than passive reading.

Likely Readers

The natural reader is nursing students, clinical instructors, practicing nurses, and staff working through patient-care scenarios. A casual browser may miss the point; this is more useful when the buyer already has a course, rotation, certification, or clinical problem in mind.

Editorial Notes

The tone is best approached as professional reference material. It should reward readers who need precise terminology and a clear route back to the subject later.

Book Details

Author Donna Cohen PhD, Carl Eisdorfer MD PhD
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date September 1, 2011
Language English
Print Length 344 pages
ISBN-10 1421400987
ISBN-13 978-1421400983
Format Hardcover | Paperback
Dimensions 7 x 0.99 x 10 inches
Item Weight 1.5 pounds