In Reply. —We agree with Dr Bruhat and colleagues that our findings may not necessarily generalize to older primary care patients. It is possible that adverse effects of TCAs might prove more problematic in the elderly. Our sample of elderly patients was not large enough to permit subgroup ...
Estimating the prevalence and impact of antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction in 2 European countries: a cross-sectional patient survey sample reported that they perceived that their partner was dissatisfied with their sex life.The prevalence of antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction in this... VSL...
SSRIs cause less impairment on tests of cognition and psychomotor functioning, including tests that reflect performance in real life situations. This suggests that they could be less liable to cause, or contribute to, accidents in the home, in the ...
Which of the following antidepressant agents is a selective inhibitor of norepinephrine reuptake? a) Fluvoxamine b) Maprotiline c) Amitriptyline d) Tranylcypromine Indicate the antipsychotic drug having H1-antihistaminic activity: a. Clozapine b. ...
Kirsch I, Sapirstein G (1998) Listening to Prozac but hearing placebo: a meta-analysis of antidepressant medication. Prevent Treat 1(2a) Langer EJ, Rodin J (1976) The effects of choice and enhanced personal responsibility for the aged: a field experiment in an institutional setting. J Pers ...
Region of living was identified as the most important determinant of prescribing a certain category of antidepressant drugs to first users (OR 2.9 [95%CI 2.5‐3.3]). Just a few patient characteristics were associated with antidepressant drug choice. The elderly were mo...
Objectives: Development of a differentiated approach to the choice of types of neuroprotective drugs in the course of complex antidepressant therapy in depressive elderly patients. Methods: We studied groups of hospitalized patients aged ≥60 years with mild, moderate and severe d...
Region of living was identified as the most important determinant of prescribing a certain category of antidepressant drugs to first users (OR 2.9 [95%CI 2.53]). Just a few patient characteristics were associated with antidepressant drug choice. The elderly were more likely to receive a classic ...
road. SSRIs also have less anti-α-adrenergic effects than TCAs and may therefore be less prone to cause hypotension and falls, especially in the elderly. However, there are few epidemiological data available to support the view that SSRIs actually cause less falls or accidents in the real ...