title: Standards for psychological services in long-term care facilities.
abstract: Psychologists in Long-Term Care (PLTC), a national network established in 1983, has developed, with input from colleagues and consumers, standards for psychological practice in long-term care facilities. These standards address provider characteristics, methods of referral, assessment practices, treatment, and ethical issues. This article describes the document's development and offers suggestions for its use.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit 48201, USA. lichtenberg@iog.wayne.edu
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lichtenberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frazer
authors.forename: V
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authors.lastname: Molinari
authors.forename: E
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authors.lastname: Rosowsky
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authors.lastname: Crose
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authors.lastname: Stillwell
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authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: P
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authors.lastname: Hartman-Stein
authors.forename: S
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authors.lastname: Qualls
authors.forename: M
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authors.lastname: Salamon
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authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: J
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authors.lastname: Parr
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authors.lastname: Gallagher-Thompson
mesh_terms: D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*