Administering medicines to patients with dementia and other organic cognitive syndromes

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 444-452

  Treloar, A ^a   Beck, S ^a   Paton, C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; THIORIDAZINE;

AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NAUSEA; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYPHARMACY; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA;

EID: 0034759152     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.7.6.444     Document Type: Article

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