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
Weighing up evidence – judging the value of a study
Thursday 26 October 2017, 11:26 AM
Victoria University of Wellington, Adjunct Professor
Huge textbooks have been written about the best ways to undertake research, how to statistically analyse data and how to interpret research findings.
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