Mental Health – Older Adults

The Library and Knowledge Service for Sussex Partnership has a number of ways to keep health care staff up-to-date with the latest evidence. Here is a selected list of resources and services available for your use. See all resources on our website.

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Remember to select Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as your organisation.

Contact us at spnt.library-services@nhs.net for advice.

• American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
• Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
• Geriatrics and Gerontology International
• International Journal of Older People Nursing
• Psychogeriatrics

Explore the full range of journals at BrowZine.

• Blood I et al. Supporting older people using attachment-informed and strengths-based approaches. Jessica Kingsley, 2018. Available online.
• Lane P et al. Anti-discriminatory practice in mental health care for older people. Jessica Kingsley, 2017. Available in print.
• Waldemar G. Alzheimer's disease. OUP, 2017. Available in print.
• Innes A. Dementia: the basics. Routledge, 2020. Available in print.
• Bensadon B. Psychology and geriatrics: integrated care for an aging population. Elsevier, 2015. Available online.

See the full collection at the library catalogue.

We provide evidence to answer questions about patient care, service improvement, research and clinical teaching. To request a search, contact us at spnt.library-services@nhs.net.

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• Nutrition in relation to dementia service users
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• Cochrane Clinical Answers – clinically focussed research from Cochrane Reviews. Each CCA contains a clinical Q&A with data on outcomes relevant to healthcare professionals and links to graphics.
• Clinical Key – a decision-making resource that draws relevant answers from a wide range of current, comprehensive content across 30+ medical specialties.
• Best Practice – regularly updated, this resource draws on the latest
  evidence-based research to offer step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention. App available.

We provide access to online exam resources from The Birmingham Course. Full details are on the Study for Exams page on our website.

• The Maudsley prescribing guidelines in psychiatry – the fully updated 13th edition of an essential reference for anyone responsible for prescribing drugs for patients with mental health disorders.
• The Royal Marsden manual of clinical nursing procedures – provides up-to-date, detailed, evidence-based guidelines for over 200 procedures related to every aspect of a person′s care.