@article{ref1,
title="Sleep disorders, nightmares, depression and anxiety in an elderly patient treated with low-dose metoprolol",
journal="General hospital psychiatry",
year="2010",
author="Ahmed, Amir I. A. and van Mierlo, Patricia and Jansen, Paul",
volume="32",
number="6",
pages="646.e5-64600007",
abstract="In the Netherlands, the prescription of beta-blockers to patients older than 70 years has increased sharply in recent years. The neuropsychiatric adverse reactions associated with the use of beta-blockers are relatively uncommon and they are mostly seen with poisoning or overdose. We describe an 81-year-old man who developed sleep disorders, nightmares, depression and anxiety as probable adverse effect of low-dose metoprolol (25 mg/day). This case illustrates not only the neuropsychiatric adverse reactions of beta-blockers, but also that diagnosis of these reactions can be easily missed in elderly patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0163-8343",
doi="10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.04.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.04.008"
}