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
Shaun Holt
Dr Shaun Holt holds Pharmacy and Medicine degrees and lectures at Victoria University of Wellington. He has been the Principal Investigator in over 50 clinical trials and has over 180 publications in the medical literature. He writes a column about natural health products for Pharmacy Today
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