Of dementia, depression and drugs. (Nursing Care) From: Nursing Homes | Date: March 1, 1994| Author: Cooper, James W. | COPYRIGHT 1994 Vendome Group LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Clinical pearls on the drugs that cause dementia, drugs intended to "cure it

Modern drug therapy of the elderly has been intimately associated with dementia for some years now -- as a cause, as an attempted cure, and as an adjunct to treatment. Here are a few reflections on each of these manifestations.

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