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Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance PHO's Mental Health Programme offers short-term counselling services to youth and adults; Counties Manukau DHB's Wellness Support is a primary care mental health model designed in consultation with community, patients and workforce
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
Current clinical guidelines emphasise the significance of having two Adrenaline Auto-Injectors (AAIs) for individuals at risk of anaphylaxis.1*
