Psychiatric side effects of non-psychiatric drugs.
Many drugs prescribed for somatic diseases are capable of causing psychiatric symptoms in patients, especially in the elderly, the demented and probably in those who already suffer from a mental illness. In this study a random sample of drugs listed in the PDR was reviewed. In 65% of the drugs the manufacturer lists potential psychiatric side effects.
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USD School of Medicine, Yankton.
D000368:Aged; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors