Question

Which statement about psychotherapeutic drugs in elderly clients requires correction? Tricyclic antidepressants may increase anxiety in elderly clients. Normal dosage of lithium may result in lithium toxicity in elderly clients. Elderly clients on antipsychotic drugs are susceptible to orthostatic hypotension. Low serum levels of the drug are reported in elderly clients on psychotherapeutic drugs.

Answer 1

This statement requires correction: Low serum levels of the drug are reported in elderly clients on psychotherapeutic drugs.

Step-by-step explanation:

In elderly patients, psychotherapeutic drugs pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics may be altered.

Absorption may be altered, and volume of distribution may be increased, hepatic metabolism may decrease, and renal excretion may be reduced.

As a result, plasma concentration of the drugs can be higher than expected in a younger patient and therefore should be adjusted.