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Psychopharmacology and Aging

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  • © 1973

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Editors:
  1. Carl Eisdorfer

    1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, USA

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  2. William E. Fann

    1. Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Center for The Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical School, Durham, USA
      Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Behavioral Biology (ABBI, volume 6)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Issues in the Psychopharmacology of the Aged

      • Carl Eisdorfer
      Pages 3-7

  3. Bases of a Psychopharmacology for the Aging

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Norepinephrine, Dopamine and Serotonin: CNS Distribution, Biosynthesis and Metabolism

      • Robert O. Friedel
      Pages 11-15

    3. Interaction of Learning and Memory with Age in the Rat

      • Oakley S. Ray, Robert J. Barrett
      Pages 17-39

    4. Changes in Monoamine Oxidase with Aging

      • Alexander Nies, Donald S. Robinson, John M. Davis, C. Lewis Ravaris
      Pages 41-54

    5. Age-related Changes in Tissue Levels of Cyclic AMP

      • G. A. Robison, M. J. Schmidt, G. C. Palmer
      Pages 55-75

    6. A Pituitary Factor Inhibiting the Effects of the Thyroid: Its Possible Role in Aging

      • W. D. Denckla
      Pages 77-80

  4. Complications of Drug Use

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Dyskinesia in the Aging

      • George W. Paulson
      Pages 83-88

    3. Attempts at Pharmacological Management of Tardive Dyskinesia

      • William E. Fann, John M. Davis, Ian C. Wilson, C. Ray Lake
      Pages 89-96

    4. Affective Changes Associated with L-DOPA Therapy

      • H. Keith Brodie
      Pages 97-104

    5. Abuse Potential of Mild Analgesics

      • Donald R. Jasinski
      Pages 105-109

    6. Clinical Problems in Treating the Aged With Psychotropic Drugs

      • John M. Davis, William E. Fann, M. Khaled El-Yousef, David S. Janowsky
      Pages 111-125

  5. Issues in Clinical Management of Drugs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. A Survey of Drug Effects upon Cognitive Activities of the Aged

      • Murray Jarvik
      Pages 129-144

    3. Memory Loss and Its Possible Relationship to Chromosome Changes

      • Lissy F. Jarvik
      Pages 145-150

    4. Multiple System Interaction and High Bodily Concern As Problems in the Management of Aging Patients

      • Eric Pfeiffer
      Pages 151-158

    5. Responses to Psychotropic Drugs in the Normal Elderly

      • Carl Salzman, Richard I. Shader
      Pages 159-168
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About this book

This volume represents the proceedings of a Symposium on Psychopharmacology and the Aging Patient, held at Duke University, May 29-31, 1972. The conference was jointly sponsored by the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development and the Department of Psychiatry at Duke. This Symposium was the first in a series of conferences which will be devoted variously to preclinical and clinical pharmacology of the different groups of psychotropic drugs, especially as they relate to the problems of the elderly patient and to the special considerations that must be given in theory and in practice to changes brought about by the process of aging. The idea behind this particular symposium was to bring basic and clinical scientists together with practicing clinicians and other mental health professionals for an exchange of ideas and interests through formal didactic and informal small sessions. The major interest, of course, was to disseminate current information on the clinical use and indication for psychoactive agents, particularly as they related to the elderly patient. Recognition and management of psychiatric syndromes of the elderly were included as they were pertinent to psychopharmacology of aging to indicate the direction of ongoing work and to stimulate further research in this area. The editors wish to gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support xiii xiv Foreword of the Symposium granted by the following pharmaceutical firms: Smith-Kline-French Laboratories Pfizer Laboratories and Abbott Laboratories Burroughs-Wellcome Company CIBA - Geigy Corporation Lakeside Laboratories McNeil Laboratories, Inc.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, USA

    Carl Eisdorfer

  • Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Center for The Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical School, Durham, USA

    William E. Fann

  • Veterans Administration Hospital, Durham, USA

    William E. Fann

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Psychopharmacology and Aging

  • Editors: Carl Eisdorfer, William E. Fann

  • Series Title: Advances in Behavioral Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7770-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1973

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-7772-6Published: 26 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-7770-2Published: 13 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0099-6246

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 253

  • Topics: Psychology, general

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