Mental Health in The Elderly: Boomers Coming of Age

• By: Elizabeth H. Cymerman, MNH, BSN, RN-C, HNC
• April 1st, 2011
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According to the National Institute for Mental Health in England (2005), “The presence of Mental Health problems [for the elderly], is a strong independent predictor of poor outcomes, such as increased mortality, length of stay, institutionalism, and resource use.” In North America an...

The Role of the Home Care Mental Health Nurse in Identifying, Accessing, and Treating Children and Adolescents Requiring Mental Health Services

• By: Elizabeth H. Cymerman, MNH, BSN, RN-C, HNC Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester
• October 1st, 2010
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As Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General of the US, Dr. David Satcher (2001) stated, “The burden of suffering experienced by children with mental health needs and their families has created a health crisis in this country…children are suffering needlessly because their emotional,...