PHAR 454 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Pangs, Haloperidol, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
6 Apr 2017
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Physiologi(cid:272)al a(cid:374)d so(cid:272)ial (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ges that o(cid:272)(cid:272)ur at patie(cid:374)ts" age. Summarize the older-adult specific approaches to screening, assessments, treatment and counseling. Changing demographics of canada and the significance on substance abuse in the elderly. Common substances of abuse in the elderly. Complications of substance abuse in the elderly. Available therapies for alcohol withdrawal and alcohol dependence. Most common substances of abuse in the elderly. Substance abuse: a maladaptive pattern of substance use indicated by repeated adverse consequences related to the repeated use of this substance. Median age in canada is on the rise: 2010: seniors projected to become more numerous than children by 2017. 2015 projected that seniors will make up 20. 1% of the population by 2024. Third leading cause of health problems in americans > 55. Misbelief that the elderly do not use or abuse mood-alterning substances; evidence shows otherwise.
