Treatment of Delirium in Older Adults with Quetiapine

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-31

  Kim, Kye Y ^a,c   Bader, Geoffrey M ^a   Kotlyar, Victor ^b   Gropper, Debra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral symptoms; Delirium; Older adults; Quetiapine

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; OXAZEPAM; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

AGED; AGING; AGITATION; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRAWING; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FOLLOW UP; HALLUCINATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIVID DREAM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELIRIUM; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0038345013     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988702250533     Document Type: Article

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