What does this research mean for the field?

Over a 12-year period, antidepressant use significantly increased among older Australians while the prevalence of depressive symptoms remained stable, with less than 20% of those experiencing depressive symptoms actually taking antidepressants. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

January 28, 2010International PsychogeriatricsOpen Access

Antidepressant use and depressive symptomatology among older people from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing

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Why the study?

What is the relationship between the use of antidepressants and depressive symptomatology over time in an older Australian population?

Population

2087 people aged over 65 years at baseline from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA)

Comparison

Antidepressant use vs No antidepressant use

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

12 years (1992 to 2004)

Authors

YZYing ZhangPurdue University West Lafayette VCVeronica ChowUniversity of British Columbia AVAgnès VitryFlinders University

Discussion

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Overview

Rising antidepressant use without symptom improvement warrants prescribing caution; leaves open drivers of trends and treatment gaps in older adults.

Structured PICO

What is the relationship between the use of antidepressants and depressive symptomatology over time in an older Australian population?

Population

2087 people aged over 65 years at baseline from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA)

Intervention

Antidepressant use (based on self-report and packaging details)

Comparator

No antidepressant use

Outcome

Prevalence of depressive symptoms (measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression Scale) and prevalence of antidepressant use over a 12-year periodpatient reported

Despite an increase in antidepressant use over 12 years among older Australians, depressive symptoms remained stable, and treatment rates among those with depressive symptoms remained low.

Cite This Study

Zhang et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bcc5ec97d63156a5ef45a https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610209991554

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January 28, 2010International PsychogeriatricsOpen Access

Antidepressant use and depressive symptomatology among older people from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing

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Why the study?

What is the relationship between the use of antidepressants and depressive symptomatology over time in an older Australian population?

Population

2087 people aged over 65 years at baseline from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA)

Comparison

Antidepressant use vs No antidepressant use

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

12 years (1992 to 2004)

Authors

YZYing ZhangPurdue University West Lafayette VCVeronica ChowUniversity of British Columbia AVAgnès VitryFlinders University

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

Rising antidepressant use without symptom improvement warrants prescribing caution; leaves open drivers of trends and treatment gaps in older adults.

Structured PICO

What is the relationship between the use of antidepressants and depressive symptomatology over time in an older Australian population?

Population

2087 people aged over 65 years at baseline from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA)

Intervention

Antidepressant use (based on self-report and packaging details)

Comparator

No antidepressant use

Outcome

Prevalence of depressive symptoms (measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression Scale) and prevalence of antidepressant use over a 12-year periodpatient reported

Despite an increase in antidepressant use over 12 years among older Australians, depressive symptoms remained stable, and treatment rates among those with depressive symptoms remained low.

Cite This Study

Zhang et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bcc5ec97d63156a5ef45a https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610209991554

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