Is there a role for psychostimulants in old age depression and apathy?

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 417-418

  Ng, Bradley ^a,b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL; PLACEBO; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

AGITATION; APATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELDERLY CARE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; LETTER; SIDE EFFECT; AGED; DRUG COMBINATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 65649132720     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209008473     Document Type: Letter

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