Psychopharmacology in supportive care of cancer: a review for the clinician. IV. Other psychotropic agents

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_EFBBBC86E6A6
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Psychopharmacology in supportive care of cancer: a review for the clinician. IV. Other psychotropic agents
Journal
Supportive Care in Cancer
Author(s)
Buclin T., Mazzocato C., Berney A., Stiefel F.
ISSN
0941-4355
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2001
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
9
Number
4
Pages
213-222
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review - Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Besides benzodiazepine, antidepressant and neuroleptic agents, all of which have established roles in supportive care, other psychotropic drugs deserve consideration in selected conditions affecting patients with advanced cancer. This article briefly reviews relevant aspects of miscellaneous psychotropics available for secondline treatment, including nonbenzodiazepine sedative, hypnotic and anxiolytic drugs, anaesthetic agents, stimulants, and analgesic adjuvants acting on the central nervous system. The proper use of such subsidiary psychotropic agents requires that both their specificities and the particular characteristics of palliative care patients are taken into account.
Keywords
Anti-Anxiety Agents, Central Nervous System Depressants, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Humans, Neoplasms, Pain, Palliative Care, Psychotropic Drugs, Sleep Disorders
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Web of science
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10/03/2008 10:24
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