The management of psychogeriatric patient

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 465-470

  Zannino, G ^a   Gargiulo, A ^a,b   Lamenza, F ^a   Marotta, M G ^a   Barzotti, T ^a   Silvestri, A ^a   Ettorre, E ^a   Marigliano, V ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical antipsychotics; Behavioral psychiatric symptoms of dementia (BPSD); Olanzapine; Risperidone

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CITALOPRAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; AGGRESSIVENESS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSKINESIA; EXCITEMENT; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HALLUCINATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MANIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIGIDITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; AGGRESSION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; BENZODIAZEPINES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISPERIDONE;

EID: 3042598759     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.04.058     Document Type: Article

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