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ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2018

[Psychiatric pharmacotherapy of older individuals with severe mental illness].

Christian Lange-Asschenfeldt

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Review in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. [Somatic risks in elderly people with severe psychiatric illnesses].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christian Lange-AsschenfeldtAbteilung Gerontopsychiatrie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, LVR-Klinikum, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Bergische Landstr. 2, 40629, Düsseldorf, Deutschland. christian.lange-asschenfeldt@lvr.de.
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorders, among other chronic psychiatric disorders with onset at youth or early adulthood are often referred to as severe mental illness (SMI). Aging with SMI is associated with various psychosocial, physiological, and medical problems with potential impact on psychiatric pharmacotherapy.

objectivesDetermination and discussion of problems and special features of the psychopharmacological treatment of older persons with SMI and presentation of treatment recommendations for the distinct diagnoses. MATERIALS AND

methodsInternational literature and guidelines were searched. In addition, the basic literature and expert opinions are discussed.

resultsGeneral problems that influence the psychiatric pharmacotherapy of older persons with SMI include nonadherence, nonresponse, polypharmacy, and distinct pharmacokinetic changes with aging and somatic comorbidity. Psychotropic drugs may exhibit cardiovascular, metabolic, and neuropsychiatric risks, among others. The literature regarding effectiveness of psychotropic drugs, drug groups, or combination of drugs in older patients with SMI is scarce to nonexistent.

conclusionsDrug treatment of older persons with SMI should be part of an overall treatment plan that also has to include social and psychotherapeutic components that address the specific problems of this population. Most importantly, psychiatric pharmacotherapy should consider these risks and the treatment should be tailored to a patient's individual risk profile. Due to a general lack of evidence in this special population, treatment strategies of standard guidelines should be adjusted with special consideration to physiological changes of age.

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Bipolar DisorderMental DisordersPsychotropic DrugsSchizophreniaAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseComorbidityHumansPsychotropic DrugsBipolar disorderChronic depressionPharmacotherapySchizophreniaSevere mental illness

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PMID30302537
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