title: Treating delirium among elderly patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Patkar
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kunkel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D003693:Delirium / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004329:Droperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012931:Social Environment
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D006220:Haloperidol; D004329:Droperidol