@article{ref1,
title="Assessing mental status in persons with mental retardation",
journal="Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services",
year="1998",
author="Hamer, B. A.",
volume="36",
number="5",
pages="27-31",
abstract="When assessing a client, avoid abstract questions, instead ask concrete, open-ended questions. All clients should be assessed for risk of suicide, elopement, or a danger to self or others. Be aware of underlying causes or confounding variables that may affect a client's mental status.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0279-3695",
doi="10.3928/0279-3695-19980501-12",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/0279-3695-19980501-12"
}