This article, written by Sidhesh Phaldessai, provides an overview of geriatric psychopharmacology, including the epidemiology of mental health disorders in the older population, the physiological changes that occur with ageing and their impact on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, and the use of psychotropic medications in older adults
Madness, miscarriages and incest: Real-life royal families have seen it all throughout history
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Madness, miscarriages and incest: Real-life royal families have seen it all throughout history
Wednesday 23 November 2022, 09:38 AM
The Duke and Duchess of York with their daughters, Anne (centre) and Mary (left) – later Queen Mary II and Queen Anne – painted by Peter Lely and Benedetto Gennari II, circa 1668–1685; Queen Anne gave birth to 18 children [Image: Wikimedia Commons public]
Events in fictional dramas often reflect happenings in real life, with royal history being filled with tales of ill-health and concerns about their dynasty, as discussed by Kristie Patricia Flannery and Sarah Bendall
Television show House of the Dragon chronicles the fall of the fictional Targaryen dynasty some two centuries before life on the continent of Westeros