title: Antipsychotic use in the medically ill.
abstract: Antipsychotics are of use in a variety of medical settings. They can be used to treat organic mental disorders resulting from the medical illness and its therapy, as well as to control the symptoms of coexisting psychiatric conditions. Antipsychotics also have a variety of nonpsychiatric applications. This paper will review these uses of antipsychotic agents and how their administration must be modified in the medically ill.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Pennsylvania/EPPI, Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D012803:Sick Role
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents