Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication is a common finding in the elderly healthcare and it is considered a public health issue related to morbidity mortality and health care resource use.
Psychopharmacological Issues in Geriatrics can be regarded as a 'pharmacovigilance' manual for elderly patients as it presents recommendations for geriatric prescription with specific considerations.
The book also provides a comprehensive review of specific classes of psychopharmacological agents used to treat geriatric patients including antipsychotics anxiolytics hypnotics and mood stabilizers. The book is intended as a handbook for general medical and nursing practitioners.
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