This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
Reframing ageing: Opportunities to address ageism and elder abuse
Professor Ngaire Kerse discusses how we think and talk about older people, and how it makes a difference to their wellbeing. She also highlights an under-reported problem in New Zealand – elder abuse
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