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A step in the right direction?

01 January 2007

Nursing Older People

Nice guidelines

Sometimes too many guidelines can be as much a hindrance as a help to the healthcare professionals that are left to implement them. They can be pious statements of...

Anxiety and depression

01 February 2006

Nursing Older People

CPD

This article explores anxiety states among older people and how they may overlap with depression. It discusses prevalence, symptoms and treatment, and aims to help...

Suicide among older people

01 January 2006

Nursing Older People

CPD

Overall, the number of people who kill themselves across all ages is falling but suicide rates among older people remain comparatively high. This article considers...

Depression and dementia: taking a dual diagnosis approach

01 March 2006

Nursing Older People

CPD

This article explores dementia and depression, the relationship between them and ways of distinguishing between them in older patients. It also suggests ways in...

Respite care and short-break support: new forms of an old idea?

01 July 2005

Nursing Older People

Care

Respite care is an umbrella term that has many meanings. In this article we review its many terms and argue that these are increasingly helpful in sorting out the...