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Q J Med 2001; 94: 333-336
© 2001 Association of Physicians

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The potential for pharmacological treatment of unpleasant psychological symptoms to increase personal fulfillment in old age

B.G. Charlton

From the Department of Psychology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

As some people get older, they experience a decline in their subjective sense of fulfillment. Life may become less rewarding, happiness diminished in intensity. This is usually regarded as an inevitable consequence of the ageing process: regrettable, but a circumstance to which stoical endurance is the only constructive response. This situation is potentially avoidable, for some individuals at least; not at some indefinite point in the future, but now. By using existing and available drugs in a novel fashion to treat the unpleasant psychological symptoms associated with ageing, a substantial improvement in the quality of life may be obtained.

Address correspondence to Dr B.G. Charlton MD, Department of Psychology, Ridley Building, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU. e-mail: bruce.charlton{at}ncl.ac.uk


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