title: Psychiatric mental health nursing in a biopsychosocial era.
abstract: Clients in long-term facilities carry a wide array of psychiatric diagnoses, often with equally diverse medical problems. This "back ward" population requires a specialized area of psychiatric mental health nursing practice. The need for comprehensive assessment and adequate interventions, and the various frustrations of nursing staff, are discussed using a case example.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Abbondanza
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Puskar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rudert
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gallippi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001689:Biological Psychiatry / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D016294:Models, Nursing; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends