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Under-prescribing
— are we failing our older patients with depression? | | Author(s) | Tim Stevens |
| Journal title | Geriatric Medicine, vol 29, no 1, January 1999 |
| Pages | pp 25-26, 29 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Drugs. |
| Annotation | Depression in older patients often goes unrecognised. Most older people with depression respond well to pharmacological therapy; yet research shows that they frequently receive inadequate doses of antidepressants or inappropriate drugs. SSRIs (specific serotonin re-uptake inhibitors) are effective and well tolerated, and should be used as first-line treatment. Antidepressant medication should be given sufficient time to work, and while often effective in itself, may be augmented by psychosocial treatments ranging from cognitive-behavioural therapy to practical interventions such as the provision of home help. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990209005 A |
| Classmark | ENR: LLD |
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