Psychopharmacological treatment complications in the elderly

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Psychopharmacological treatment complications in the elderly

edited by Charles A. Shamoian

(Clinical practice, no. 23)

American Psychiatric Press, c1992

1st ed

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Consists of updated and revised papers presented at a symposium held at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, 1989

Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Although the elderly comprise only 12% of the general population, they consume 25% of all prescribed medication. For those taking psychotropic medication, the risks of interactions are increased. To complicate medication management, many psychotropic drugs are associated with side effects that become less tolerable with age. Consequently, frequent drug monitoring is essential to proper clinical care of the geriatric patient. This volume aims to help clinicians determine risk-benefit ratios for psychotropic drug use and make choices about the appropriateness of alternative treatment approaches.

目次

  • Adverse cognitive effects of tricyclic antidepressants in the treatment of geriatric depression - fact or fiction?
  • Cardiac risks of antidepressants in the elderly
  • Neurological side effects of psychotropic medications in the elderly
  • Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in the elderly
  • Problems associated with long-term benzodiazepine use in the elderly
  • Efficacy and side effects of cholinergic drugs used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

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