General Internal Medicine

Geriatric Psychiatry

Questions discussed in this category

What is your antipsychotic of choice and general titration regimen in the outpatient setting for a patient with dementia and behavioral disturbances (assuming reversible causes such as urinary retention, constipation, etc. have been addressed)?

2 Answers available

Do you consider using buspirone for the management of anxiety in older patients?

4 Answers available

What is your approach to deprescribing gabapentinoids so as to prevent withdrawal effects?

1 Answer available

How do you approach the medical evaluation of new onset psychosis in elderly patients?

1 Answer available

How do you evaluate patients with suspected pseudo-dementia?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Annals of internal medicine, 2025 Sep 30

Trends in Dispensed Gabapentin Prescriptions in the United States, 2010 to 2024.

British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2023 Jun 13

Deprescribing interventions for gabapentinoids in adults: A scoping review.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2013 Sep

Gabapentin withdrawal: case report in an older adult and review of the literature.

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2006-07-19

Azapirones for generalized anxiety disorder.

Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 2010 Feb 01

Randomized, single-blind, trial of sertraline and buspirone for treatment of elderly patients with generalized anxiety disorder.

Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology, 2023 Jun 20

Serotonin syndrome-A focused review.

Ochsner journal, 2013 Winter

Serotonin syndrome.

JAMA, 2011-09-28

Efficacy and comparative effectiveness of atypical antipsychotic medications for off-label uses in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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