MANAGEMENT OF PAIN IN PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA

Chronic pain can produce depression and many patients experience less discomfort when treated with antidepressants. Tricyclic antidepressants like Elavil are helpful in younger patients but this medication causes severe confusion in demented patients. Other TCAs with fewer side effects, e.g., desipramine and nortriptyline, are as effective as ... ................
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