TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Evaluating psychosocial function in elderly dental patients
JO  - Journal of the California Dental Association
A1  - Gironda, Melanie W.
SP  - 208
EP  - 213
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - Comprehensive dental care for older adults includes an understanding of, and sensitivity to, the psychosocial changes with age that can influence oral health care, including emotional functioning, anxiety, depression, cognitive functioning, alcohol and substance use, social support, and elder abuse and neglect. A case vignette highlights the contribution of an interdisciplinary psychosocial assessment to the oral health care of elderly patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1043-2256
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -