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Assessment of an older person with mental health problems

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Professional Care for the Elderly Mentally Ill

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For purposes of clarity all references to the therapist will be to ‘she’ and the client will be addressed as ‘he’ throughout the chapter.

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  1. Elaine Stott
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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Tameside and Glossop Community and Priority Services NHS Trust, UK

    Liz Matthew (Directorate Manager, Services to Older People with Mental Health Problems) (Directorate Manager, Services to Older People with Mental Health Problems)

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Stott, E. (1996). Assessment of an older person with mental health problems. In: Matthew, L. (eds) Professional Care for the Elderly Mentally Ill. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3015-6_3

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