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Psychiatric Quarterly, 1997
This article reviews diagnostic and treatment issues which merit special consideration in the elderly psychotic patient. Psychoses are serious psychiatric disorders and can present in different forms in the elderly. The important ones include schizophrenia, psychosis in patients with dementia, psychosis in patients with depression and delusional ...
J P, Lacro, D V, Jeste
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This article reviews diagnostic and treatment issues which merit special consideration in the elderly psychotic patient. Psychoses are serious psychiatric disorders and can present in different forms in the elderly. The important ones include schizophrenia, psychosis in patients with dementia, psychosis in patients with depression and delusional ...
J P, Lacro, D V, Jeste
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Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2005
When faced with the geriatric dog or cat, the practitioner should consider the following: 1. Avoid using any drugs at all unless there are definite therapeutic indications. If the patient has some degree of renal insufficiency, try to select drugs that are hepatically metabolized and excreted in bile rather than eliminated by the kidneys (eg ...
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When faced with the geriatric dog or cat, the practitioner should consider the following: 1. Avoid using any drugs at all unless there are definite therapeutic indications. If the patient has some degree of renal insufficiency, try to select drugs that are hepatically metabolized and excreted in bile rather than eliminated by the kidneys (eg ...
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Surgical Neurology, 1987
The "elderly," aged 65 and over, represent a rapidly growing proportion of the American population. Their percentage among the neurosurgical admissions at Henry Ford Hospital increased from 14.4% in 1978 to 22.4% in 1984. Occlusive cerebrovascular disease was the most frequent pathology seen, representing 40% of the population studied.
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The "elderly," aged 65 and over, represent a rapidly growing proportion of the American population. Their percentage among the neurosurgical admissions at Henry Ford Hospital increased from 14.4% in 1978 to 22.4% in 1984. Occlusive cerebrovascular disease was the most frequent pathology seen, representing 40% of the population studied.
M, Dujovny +5 more
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Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1982
The quality of life of the postmenopausal woman can be significantly improved by active investigation and treatment of gynecologic disorders, such as postmenopausal osteoporosis, in this age group. Surgical intervention should never be excluded simply on the basis of chronologic age.
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The quality of life of the postmenopausal woman can be significantly improved by active investigation and treatment of gynecologic disorders, such as postmenopausal osteoporosis, in this age group. Surgical intervention should never be excluded simply on the basis of chronologic age.
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Annual Review of Medicine, 1985
Psychotropic drugs are often used to treat elderly patients suffering from disturbances of behavior, mood, memory, and sleep. Because of increased sensitivity of the aging brain to psychotropic drugs, altered pharmacokinetics, and increased likelihood of polypharmacy as people grow older, specific guidelines for the use of psychotropic drugs should be ...
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Psychotropic drugs are often used to treat elderly patients suffering from disturbances of behavior, mood, memory, and sleep. Because of increased sensitivity of the aging brain to psychotropic drugs, altered pharmacokinetics, and increased likelihood of polypharmacy as people grow older, specific guidelines for the use of psychotropic drugs should be ...
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Medical Clinics of North America, 1988
Depression in later life can present unique clinical and therapeutic challenges. Phenomenology is often atypical and the concurrence of physical illness can confound both diagnosis and treatment. A review of current knowledge about epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and therapeutic issues is presented.
B S, Meyers, G S, Alexopoulos
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Depression in later life can present unique clinical and therapeutic challenges. Phenomenology is often atypical and the concurrence of physical illness can confound both diagnosis and treatment. A review of current knowledge about epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, and therapeutic issues is presented.
B S, Meyers, G S, Alexopoulos
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Geriatric Medicine or Geriatric Medicalization?
Iranian Journal of Medical Ethics and History of MedicineMedical considerations about aging are as old as medicine itself. However, due to the controversy about whether aging should be classified as a disease or merely a stage of life, geriatric medicine was separated from medicine with a considerable lag.
Hamidreza Namazi, Navid Ravan
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Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 1989
Urinary incontinence, a common morbid, and costly phenomenon, is frequently viewed by both patient and clinician as an inevitable consequence of aging. However, we are learning that, with careful evaluation and therapy, incontinence can be improved or even cured in a high percentage of cases.
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Urinary incontinence, a common morbid, and costly phenomenon, is frequently viewed by both patient and clinician as an inevitable consequence of aging. However, we are learning that, with careful evaluation and therapy, incontinence can be improved or even cured in a high percentage of cases.
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