Psychologic issues in palliative care: Depression, anxiety, agitation, and delirium

Clinics in Family Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 441-470

  Goldberg, Larry ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CITALOPRAM; DESIPRAMINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE; IMIPRAMINE; LORAZEPAM; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIDAZOLAM; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE; OXAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; PEMOLINE; PHENOTHIAZINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE;

AGITATION; ANALGESIA; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSKINESIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; FLUSHING; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INSOMNIA; NAUSEA; NIGHTMARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARANOID PSYCHOSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA; TERMINAL DISEASE; TREMOR; URINE RETENTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 2542420961     PISSN: 15225720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cfp.2004.02.002     Document Type: Review

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