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I got a degree in Clinical Psychopharmacology after getting my license to practice as a Doctor of Psychology because I started working w/older adults who struggled emotionally AND were prescribed a TON of meds. Something wasn’t right. I had to know more. @division_55 1/7
Not only did i learn basic clinical medicine, pathophysiology, review of systems, lab workups, etc.. but also learned about effects of drug-drug, drug-disease interactions on mood, mind, behaviors, and stress. One tool i still find useful is the #BeersCriteria (not etoh..lol) 2/7
Here’s a link to 2020 Updated from 2015 guidelines from @aafp aafp.org/afp/2020/0101/… Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. If you have an older adult in your life, check their med-list. You’ll be surprised. Or maybe not. Here are “key points of practice”: 3/7
