Management of the Prescription-Drug-Dependent Adult: Case of Meprobamate Abuse and Its Treatment
| Autor: | Scott L. Rauch, Theodore A. Stern, Junius J. Gonzales, Anne Emmerich |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Prescription drug Substance-Related Disorders Cns depressant Patient Admission medicine Humans Hypnotics and Sedatives Meprobamate Medical prescription Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Neurologic Examination Dose-Response Relationship Drug business.industry Panic disorder Adult case Middle Aged medicine.disease Anxiety Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health Anti-Anxiety Agents Neurology (clinical) Geriatrics and Gerontology business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 9:91-96 |
| ISSN: | 1552-5708 0891-9887 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/089198879600900204 |
| Popis: | Misuse of prescription drugs in the elderly can be a serious problem that is difficult to manage. Prescriptions for non-narcotic central nervous system (CNS) depressants (e.g., anxiolytics and sedative-hypnotics) are commonly written, and their use is associated with severe intoxication and withdrawal effects. The presence of comorbid psychiatric conditions (e.g., depression or panic disorder), for which these agents are prescribed frequently, complicates the clinical picture. This paper, using case examples of meprobamate abuse, describes how physicians can recognize, manage, and treat a patient who is abusing a non-narcotic CNS depressant. |
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