Psychotic disorders in the elderly

CME Journal Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 51-56

  Hewitt, Jonathan ^a  

^a Barrow Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Elderly; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BROMOCRIPTINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CLOZAPINE; DANTROLENE; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM SALT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PIMOZIDE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; RIVASTIGMINE; STABILIZING AGENT; STEROID; SULPIRIDE; THIORIDAZINE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; VALPROIC ACID;

AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; AGED; AKATHISIA; BLOOD DYSCRASIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HALLUCINATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LONG QT SYNDROME; LOW DRUG DOSE; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; PARKINSONISM; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEDATION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0141495272     PISSN: 13678914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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