Antidepressants for Elderly People (Paperback, Softcover Reprint Of The Original 1st Ed. 1989)

Elderly patients are major consumers of antidepressant drugs, yet this subject is under-researched. The elderly are particularly sensitive to the adverse affects of psychotrophic drugs, and they are often given a variety of drugs simultaneously. It is therefore vital that doctors should be well informed about this subject.;The aim of this book is to provide comprehensive guidance on the drug therapy for depression in old age to the clinicians involved in the health care of elderly people.;The book starts be discussing the epidemiology, presentations and assessments of depression in old age. The main part of the book deals with problems of antidepressant drug therapy, such as which antidepressant to prescribe, how to monitor side effects, what is the adequate dose, how long to treat a single episode of depression and who requires long-term medication.;This book should be useful reading for all doctors who care for elderly people.;This book should be of interest to general physicians, psychiatrists, psychopharmacologists and physicians in geriatric medicine.

General

Imprint:	Chapman and Hall
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1989
Authors:	K. Ghose
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 66mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	302
Edition:	Softcover Reprint Of The Original 1st Ed. 1989
ISBN-13:	978-0-412-32460-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Geriatric medicine Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-412-32460-1
Barcode:	9780412324604

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