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10689415

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
Antipsychotic drugs are very useful in treatment of psychosis and severe agitation in the elderly. Their use for other behavioral problems is contraindicated. Antipsychotics have many potential side effects (e.g., sedation, cardiovascular effects, anticholinergic effects, incontinence, reduced appetite, such motor disturbances as drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia, dystonia, TD). Prevention, by using the minimum dose and duration of treatment possible, is the key to managing motor side effects. If prevention fails, drug-induced parkinsonism and dystonia may improve with use of anticholinergics, and akathisia may improve with use of benzodiazepines or low-dose propranolol. There is no proven treatment for TD, which is most likely to be observed during dose reduction or after discontinuation of antipsychotic drugs. Compared with older agents, newer antipsychotic drugs are less likely to cause parkinsonism, akathisia, and dystonia and may cause TD less often. More research is needed to clarify use of the new drugs in the elderly.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0032-5481
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
107
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
169-72, 175-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Side effects of antipsychotic drugs. Avoiding and minimizing their impact in elderly patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Mental Health Advocates, Inc, Boca Raton, Florida 33432, USA. brucesaltz@aol.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review