Depression is a common problem in older patients and a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in this population. The identification and treatment of depression is more complex in older patients because of difficulty in diagnosis, coexisting illnesses, and concurrent drug therapy. In ...
progress has been made in neurostimulation treatments in depressed younger adults. TMS targeting deep structures responsible for mood regulation is well tolerated by older adults and its efficacy in syndromes of late-life depression needs to be studied. Efficacious psychotherapies for late-life depression...
Late-life depression (LLD) carries additional risk for suicide, medical comorbidity, disability, and family caregiving burden. Although response and remission rates to pharmacotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy are comparable with those in midlife depression, relapse rates are higher, underscoring the ...
Depression is often associated with neurocognitive deficits in older adults, particularly in the domains of information processing speed, episodic memory, and executive functions. Greater neurocognitive dysfunction while depressed is associated with a less effective treatment response; however, questions remain...
Impact of Prior Treatment Exposure on Response to Antidepressant Treatment in Late Life The objective of this study was to describe the correlates of prior antidepressant exposure and its association with response to protocolized treatment in ... JD Tew,BH Mulsant,PR Houck,... - 《American Journa...
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Psychiatric Annals | This article reviews depression in the nursing home elderly, emphasizing its significance as a clinical problem, and the psychiatrist's role in screening, recognition, and treatment.WHY FOCUS ON DEPRESSION?Depression is CommonThe recent NIH Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis...
Which antidepressant is the most effective in late-life depression? Which antidepressant is best tolerated? How long does an older patient need to be treated and at what dose of drug? These are some of the important questions about antidepressant treatment of late-life depression. Currently there...
Reducing suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in depressed older primary care patients. JAMA 2004;2911081- 1091ArticlePubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 37. Callahan CMHendrie HCDittus RSBrater DCHuis SLTierney WM Improving treatment of late life depression in primary care: a randomized clinical trial....
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is recommended in most depression treatment guidelines and proved to be a suitable treatment for elderly depressed patients. Despite the favorable results of IPT in research populations, the dissemination to general practice is surprisingly limited. Little is known about ...