Zoloft Drug Interactions
Late-life anxiety requires modified approach: lower profile for drug interactions makes citalopram, escitalopram, and sertraline attractive.(PRACTICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY)Sherman, Carl Anxiety seems to be as prevalent in older as in younger adults--data are inconsistent on this point--but may look different in each group. "The DSM criteria were developed for anxiety disorders in younger patients and don't always identify them in this age group," said Javaid I. Sheikh, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Stanford (Calif.) University.
Older patients tend to focus less on nervousness and worry than on somatic manifestations of anxiety, he said. Memory deficits and other cognitive difficulties are frequently part of the picture, possibly reflecting the ...
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