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Psychotropic Drugs and The Elderly: Fast Facts
Joel Sadavoy
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Description for Psychotropic Drugs and The Elderly: Fast Facts
Hardback. Psychotropic drugs are used widely with the elderly, but formal knowledge and training are often poor. With a focus on geriatric considerations such as medical issues, disabilities and nursing-home situations, this handbook gives clinicians the facts they need to work with elderly clients. Series: Fast Facts. Num Pages: 784 pages, Loose-leaf. BIC Classification: MJX; MMGW; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Medical issues typically presented by seniors, disabilities that accompany the aging process, and nursing home situations are addressed throughout so as to give clinicians the facts they need to work with elderly clients. All major drug classes receive comprehensive coverage: antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, mood stabilizers, and cognitive enhancers. For each class, Sadavoy addresses the impact that changes in human physiology have on the standard directives for prescription and the necessary warnings regarding side effects and cross-indication. A wide range of disorders is addressed with particular emphasis on disturbances and disorders that are encountered when treating the mental health of the ... Read more
Medical issues typically presented by seniors, disabilities that accompany the aging process, and nursing home situations are addressed throughout so as to give clinicians the facts they need to work with elderly clients. All major drug classes receive comprehensive coverage: antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, mood stabilizers, and cognitive enhancers. For each class, Sadavoy addresses the impact that changes in human physiology have on the standard directives for prescription and the necessary warnings regarding side effects and cross-indication. A wide range of disorders is addressed with particular emphasis on disturbances and disorders that are encountered when treating the mental health of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
Series
Fast Facts
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393703757
SKU
V9780393703757
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About Joel Sadavoy
Joel Sadavoy, M.D., FRCP (C), is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, as well as Psychiatrist in Chief and inaugural Pencer Chair in Applied General Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. He has published widely in journals, his own books and in most standard textbooks in the field.
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