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Clinical manual of geriatric psychopharmacology / Sandra A. Jacobson, M.D., Research Associate Professor, University of Arizona College of Medicine--Phoenix, Research Physician, Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jacobson, Sandra A., 1953- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Psychology.
- Older people.
- Older people--Metabolism.
- Geriatric psychopharmacology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Geriatric psychopharmacology.
- Psychopharmacology.
- Psychotropic drugs--Physiological effect.
- Psychotropic drugs.
- Psychotropic drugs--Therapeutic use.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (830 p.)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia ; London, England : American Psychiatric Publishing, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book offers a true "how to" guide to clinical geriatric prescribing, drawing upon their own first-hand clinical experience and reading of the literature in geriatric psychopharmacology. This concise handbook is replete with valuable advice (e.g., drug dosing, titration) for day-to-day clinical practice. Each chapter covers a major psychotropic class, detailing the pharmacology, clinical use, side effects, and treatment of selected syndromes and disorders.
- Contents:
- Contents; 1 The Practice of Geriatric Psychopharmacology; 2 Basic Psychopharmacology and Aging; 3 Antipsychotics; 4 Antidepressants; 5 Mood Stabilizers; 6 Anxiolytic and Sedative-Hypnotic Medications; 7 Treatment of Substance-Related Disorders; 8 Treatment of Movement Disorders; 9 Medications to Treat Dementia and Other Cognitive Disorders; 10 Analgesic Medications; Index;
- Notes:
- Preceded by Clinical manual of geriatric psychopharmacology / Sandra A. Jacobson, Ronald W. Pies, Ira R. Katz. 2007.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-494) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-58562-533-7
- 1-280-96344-1
- 9786610963447
- 1-58562-641-4
- OCLC:
- 171563221
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