Geriatric psychopharmacotherapy
Subtitle: optimal technique
By: compiled and edited by Alvin J. Levenson.
Contributors: Levenson, Alvin J.
Publisher: C.C. Thomas
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Springfield, Ill., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Geriatric pharmacology.; Psychopharmacology.; Psychotropic drugs -- Therapeutic use.; Psychopharmacology -- In old age.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of aging and optimal psychopharmacotherapeutic technique / Alvin J. Levenson; title: Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic considerations in neuropsychopharmacology in relation to aging / Izet M. Kapetanovic; title: Clinical use of antipsychotics in the elderly / Michael K. Popkin, Richard C.W. Hall, and Earl R. Gardner; title: Clinical pharmacology and use of the benzodiazepines in the elderly / Richard C.W. Hall, Michael K. Popkin, and Earl R. Gardner.; title: Tricyclic antidepressant medication in later life / Sidney Zisook and Sanford I. Finkel; title: Lithium / Robert W. Guynn; title: Cogni-active agents / Roy V. Varner and Charles M. Gaitz.