Expect psychiatric side effects from corticosteroid use in the elderly

Geriatrics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-18

  Cerullo, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Antipsychotics; Corticosteroids; Delirium; Depression; Mania; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; PREDNISONE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EUPHORIA; GERIATRIC CARE; GRANDIOSE DELUSION; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SPEECH DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THOUGHT DISORDER;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE;

EID: 38549132480     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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