Psychiatric Emergencies in the Geriatric Population

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 391-400

  Borja, Ben ^a   Borja, Czarina Santos ^b   Gade, Swami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Sheppard Pratt Health Plan   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; AGITATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; CRIME; DELIRIUM; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; EMERGENCY WARD; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; REVIEW; SELF MEDICATION; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELDER ABUSE; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 34247180806     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2007.01.001     Document Type: Review

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