Psychopharmacology of Cognitive and Psychiatric Disorders in the Elderly, 2Ed
Seiten
1998
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2nd New edition
Hodder Arnold (Verlag)
978-0-412-82470-8 (ISBN)
Hodder Arnold (Verlag)
978-0-412-82470-8 (ISBN)
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Integrates the numerous facets embodied in its title into a comprehensive narrative of the state of the art of neuropsychopharmacology in old age. This volume is divided into three main sections concerned with: basic concepts, cognitive disorders and psychiatric disorders.
This volume is a logical successor to the BAP Monograph number 3, 'Psychopharmacology of Old Age', published in 1982. The change in title reflects the increasing morbidity of cognitive disorders in the elderly and their socio-economic consequences, as exemplified by Alzheimer's disease. Whereas the psychopharmacological treatment of psychiatric disorders is relatively satisfactory, we are far from discovering effective therapeutic interventions to influence the cognitive deficits that often develop in the later decades of life.
Physical, mental and psychological changes that take place in the later stages of life have a profound effect on drug activity and any pharmacological treatment must take these into account. Hence the justification for considering these issues in the exclusive domain of the elderly.
The sections on cognitive disorders are mainly concerned with the future development of effective drugs to combat anatomical and physiological accompaniments of Alzheimer's disease. In considering the psychopharmacology of psychiatric disorders, the main emphasis is on contemporary developments in improving treatment by the introduction of new drugs that, if not therapeutically superior to those already in use, are safer and easier to take.
This volume is a logical successor to the BAP Monograph number 3, 'Psychopharmacology of Old Age', published in 1982. The change in title reflects the increasing morbidity of cognitive disorders in the elderly and their socio-economic consequences, as exemplified by Alzheimer's disease. Whereas the psychopharmacological treatment of psychiatric disorders is relatively satisfactory, we are far from discovering effective therapeutic interventions to influence the cognitive deficits that often develop in the later decades of life.
Physical, mental and psychological changes that take place in the later stages of life have a profound effect on drug activity and any pharmacological treatment must take these into account. Hence the justification for considering these issues in the exclusive domain of the elderly.
The sections on cognitive disorders are mainly concerned with the future development of effective drugs to combat anatomical and physiological accompaniments of Alzheimer's disease. In considering the psychopharmacology of psychiatric disorders, the main emphasis is on contemporary developments in improving treatment by the introduction of new drugs that, if not therapeutically superior to those already in use, are safer and easier to take.
Part One Basic concepts
The Causes of Ageing
Pharmacokinetics of Psychotropic Drugs in the Elderly
Side-effects of Psychotropic Drugs
Part Two Cognitive disorders
Neurochemical Substrates of Dementia
Neuropathological Implications for Therapy
Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease
Measuring Memory
Part Three: Psychiatric disorders
Anxiety in the Elderly
Treatment of Depression in Old Age
Physical Disorders and Psychiatric Illness
Sleep Impairment
Paranoid Psychosis in the Elderly
Disruptive Elders.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.9.1998 |
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| Reihe/Serie | British Association for Psychopharmacology Monograph Series ; 1 |
| Zusatzinfo | 4 b/w illus |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-412-82470-1 / 0412824701 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-412-82470-8 / 9780412824708 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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