Antipsychotic treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in geropsychiatric patients

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 283-288

  Madhusoodanan, Subramoniam ^a,b  

^a ST JOHN S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

AGED; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034941323     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200108000-00013     Document Type: Article

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