Psychotropic drug use in late life: A diverse look at an expanding field

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-96

  Blazer, Dan ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; APPETITE STIMULANT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CANNABINOID; CORTICOSTEROID; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PAROXETINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE;

AMNESIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BALANCE DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG MECHANISM; EDITORIAL; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PARKINSONISM; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 79955939068     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2011.04.003     Document Type: Editorial

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