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Psychoactive drugs and the frail elderly patient.

Abstract
Rational use of psychoactive drugs in frail elderly patients requires an understanding of the physiologic changes produced by aging and chronic disease. Other drugs being used and the patient's nutritional status and lifestyle also must be considered. Affective disorders and thought disorders may be effectively treated with much lower doses of appropriate psychoactive drugs than those commonly prescribed. Benzodiazepines are poorly tolerated by old persons because of paradoxic responses and frequent adverse reactions.
AuthorsJ N Kvale
JournalAmerican family physician (Am Fam Physician) Vol. 30 Issue 4 Pg. 133-40 (Oct 1984) ISSN: 0002-838X [Print] United States
PMID6149680 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Psychotropic Drugs
  • Lithium
Topics
  • Aged
  • Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic (therapeutic use)
  • Antipsychotic Agents (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Anxiety Disorders (drug therapy)
  • Delirium (etiology)
  • Depressive Disorder (therapy)
  • Depressive Disorder, Major (drug therapy)
  • Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced (etiology)
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Humans
  • Lithium (therapeutic use)
  • Mood Disorders (therapy)
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychotropic Drugs (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
  • Sleep Wake Disorders (drug therapy)

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