Review: Consuming and Prescribing Psychotherapeutic Medications in Elderly

• Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Mohammadi (Author), Bita Mesgar-Pour (Author), Ali Daliri-Hampa (Author), Elaheh Sahimi-Izadian (Author), Hamid Reza Adhami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2003-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mental disorders are present in a large percentage of the older adults and psychotherapeutic medications are most commonly used to manage behavioral problems. Elderly leads to multiple chronic diseases, disability, declining function and frailty that affecting it. Chronologic age is only one determi...