CANE : Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly

This volume provides all the materials necessary to assess the health and social needs of older people; particularly those with mental health problems.

The book includes the desciption of how the CANE was developed, administration details, a description of their psychometric properties and a detailed manual providing case examples.

In addition the books shows how the CANE can be used to look at needs in different populations and settings (e.g. in Europe) including acute inpatient units and long term care in the community.

The book also shows how the CANE can be used in clinical services as an assessment tool or to evaluate services and service needs.