Mania in late life: The challenges of treating older adults

Geriatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 50-52

  Colenda, Christopher C ^a  

^a Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MANIA; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE; SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FAMILY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0036791751     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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