Mental Health Assessment

Mental Status Evaluation

References

Other Works Consulted

• Hales RE, Yudofsky SC, eds. (2003). Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.

• Smeltzer SC, Bare BG (2005). Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2003). Screening for dementia: Recommendation and rationale. Annals of Internal Medicine, 139(11): 925–926.

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