Pain Assessment in a Geriatric Psychiatry Program

BACKGROUND: The assessment of pain in older persons with psychiatric illness is particularly challenging for health care professionals. There are few well-tested pain assessment tools for this population.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paul Stolee, Loretta M Hillier, Jacquelin Esbaugh, Nancy Bol, Laurie McKellar, Nicole Gauthier, Maggie C Gibson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/975282