TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - Prevalence of depression in retirement home: Necessity of gerontopsychiatric approach JO - NPG Neurologie - Psychiatrie - Geriatrie A1 - Kuhnel, M.-l. A1 - Iraki, I.E. A1 - Tranchant, M. A1 - Aspe, G. SP - 111 EP - 115 VL - 10 IS - 57 N2 - Eighty-five percent of elderly resident in retirement home have a neuropsychiatric problem but not a good enough treatment. How to improve care and life quality? An observation with MADRS scale in seven nursing homes show a high prevalence of psychiatric troubles. The intervention of gerontopsychiatric workers could: (1) appraise, (2) have a therapeutic role and (3) help the elderly nursing home workers to anticipate, diffuse crises, and help the families. This work would complete the pluriprofessionnal competences of the institution. © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS.
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LA - fr SN - 1627-4830 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npg.2010.03.010 ID - ref1 ER -