Clinical geriatric psychopharmacology, 4th ed.RC451 2004-015197 0-7817-4380-X Clinical geriatric psychopharmacology psychopharmacology (sī'kōfär'məkŏl`əjē), in its broadest sense, the study of all pharmacological agents that affect mental and emotional functions. , 4th ed. Title main entry. Ed. by Carl Salzman. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [c]2005 696 p. $99.00 Salzman (psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ) and contributors describe the rapidly expanding research on mental illness in the elderly, including the ramifications ramifications npl → Auswirkungen pl of recent discoveries about how the older brain and body responds to medication. They describe the population of older Americans with mental illness, how and why psychotropic drugs are typically prescribed for them, common adverse reactions adverse reactions, n.pl unfavorable reactions resulting from administration of a local anesthetic; responsible factors include the drug used, concentration, and route of administration. , issues with patient compliance, and the costs of drugs for patients and their insurance providers. They also describe the aging process in relation to response to psychotropic drugs, geriatric agitation and behavior disorders, affective disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder bipolar disorder, formerly manic-depressive disorder or manic-depression, severe mental disorder involving manic episodes that are usually accompanied by episodes of depression. , anxiety and related disorders, sleep disorders, and dementia and memory disorders. Case studies as well as reviews of literature are included. |
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