The difficult elderly patient: curable hostile depression or personality disorder?
Int Psychogeriatr
; 7 Suppl: 95-111, 1995.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8580396
The aim of this article is to suggest that hostile behavior in elderly patients is often caused by a reversible mood disorder rather than by a personality disorder or dementia, even if these two last diagnoses are already well established. Sedatives, often prescribed for hostile behavior, can induce confusion, falls, and bedridden states, and can actually increase the rate of mortality. The mood disorder can be a hostile agitated depression or a mixed affective state. The hypothesis of a mood disorder calls for an antidepressant trial, possibly combined with a mood stabilizer.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Personality Disorders
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Sick Role
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Geriatric Assessment
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Patient Compliance
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Depressive Disorder
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Hostility
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Int Psychogeriatr
Journal subject:
GERIATRIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
1995
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France
Country of publication:
United kingdom