Read the full text of this article. Pharmacological treatment of agitation needs to be individualized Although agitation is a commonly reported behavior, its causes can be difficult to determine. Psychiatric illness, environment, dementia, medical illness or medication are just some of the potential causes. The pharmacological methods of treating agitation in the elderly may be more limited than in the rest of the adult population. And as with other groups, changing the patient's environmental or behavioral factors is preferred over medication whenever possible.
Demented patients are more likely to respond to low-dose antipsychotics than to benzodiazepines.
The Brown University GeroPsych Report, February 1998, page 1. Read the full text of this article. In 1992, he developed a basilar artery thrombosis, and in 1995 he began having pre-infarction angina. About four months ago, he had a myocardial infarction. He was admitted to the hospital following cardiac arrest, and the next day became frankly uremic.