Psychopharmacology and Aging

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

Del 6 i serien Advances in Behavioral Biology

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Beskrivning

The editors wish to gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support xiii xiv Foreword of the Symposium granted by the following pharmaceutical firms: Smith-Kline-French Laboratories Pfizer Laboratories and Abbott Laboratories Burroughs-Wellcome Company CIBA - Geigy Corporation Lakeside Laboratories McNeil Laboratories, Inc.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-11-26
Mått:178 x 254 x 16 mm
Vikt:525 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Advances in Behavioral Biology
Antal sidor:253
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781468477726

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Psykologi inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Innehållsförteckning

Issues in the Psychopharmacology of the Aged.- Section I: Bases of a Psychopharmacology for Aging.- Norepinephrine, Dopamine and Serotonin: CNS Distribution, Biosynthesis and Metabolism.- Interaction of Learning and Memory with Age in the Rat.- Changes in Monoamine Oxidase with Aging.- Age-related Changes in Tissue Levels of Cyclic AMP.- A Pituitary Factor Inhibiting the Effects of the Thyroid: Its Possible Role in Aging.- Section II: Complications of Drug Use.- Dyskinesia in the Aging.- Attempts at Pharmacological Management of Tardive Dyskinesia.- Affective Changes Associated with L-DOPA Therapy.- Abuse Potential of Mild Analgesics.- Clinical Problems in Treating the Aged with Psychotropic Drugs.- Section III: Issues in Clinical Management of Drugs.- A Survey of Drug Effects upon Cognitive Activities of the Aged.- Memory Loss and Its Possible Relationship to Chromosome Changes.- Multiple System Interaction and High Bodily Concern As Problems in the Management of Aging Patients.- Responses to Psychotropic Drugs in the Normal Elderly.- Emotional Responses to Physical Illness.- Antianxiety Agents.- Management of the Patient in the Home and Community.- Psychoses in the Elderly.- Paranoid Syndromes of the Senium.- Detection of Affective Disorders in the Aged.- Use of Antidepressant Drugs in the Elderly Patient.- Electroshock and the Aged Patient.