불안증상을 보이는 노인환자들에 대한 약물치료지침

• 영문명: Pharmacotherapy Strategies in Anxious Elderly Patients
• 발행기관: 대한노인정신의학회
• 저자명: 오강섭(Kang Seob Oh)
• 간행물 정보: 『노인정신의학』노인정신의학 제7권 제1호, 34~41쪽, 전체 8쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2003.06.30

영문 초록

To provide a recent knowledge about pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders in elderly, the author reviewed the articles and books for the treatment of elderly anxiety patients. Anxiety is the one of the most prevalent psychiatric symptoms in the elderly. Many psychological and physical causes including used drugs can induce the anxiety symptoms in elderly. However, it is often unrecognized and inadequately treated. The pharcokinetics and pharmacodynamic changes, con-comittent illnesses, compliance problems, and increased sensitivity to drugs in elderly have to be considered. Various pharmacological treatments (e.g benzodiazepines, buspirone, antidepressnats, beta-blockers, antihistamines, neuroleptics)were reported as having therapeutic effects for the treatment of geriatric anxiety disorders patients. They have their own advantages and disadvantages. However, anxiety in elderly have received little focus to date. The study results often depend on the studies from adult samples. A comprehensive, flexible, integrated, and specific treatment approaches should be applied to elderly anxious patients. The more systematized studies are needed to broaden the knowledge of the pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders in the elderly.

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서 론

흔히 사용되는 약물들

약물의 용량과 투여기간

각 불안장애의 약물치료

결 론

키워드

Anxiety disorder Pharmacotherapy Late life