Two years of psychogeriatric consultations in a nursing home: reasons for referral compared to psychiatrists' assessment

• Main Authors: Costantini Chiara (Author), Beraldo Scilla (Author), Croci Giovanni (Author), Menchetti Marco (Author), Callegari Camilla MT (Author), Baranzini Federico (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In spite of the high prevalence of psychiatric disorders among elderly residents in nursing homes, only a small number of patients in need of specialist care are referred to a psychiatric consultant. The aim of this research was to e...