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Direct linkMossbarger, Brad – Educational Gerontology, 2005
Terminology in the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale of DSM-IV often is irrelevant to the realities of nursing homes, assisted living centers, and similar facilities in which residents encounter stressors that are unique to their living environment and circumstances. As the mental health needs of long-term care residents are…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Nursing Homes, Health Needs, Mental Health
