Key result
Antidepressant selection in the elderly requires careful evaluation of a wide range of available options to facilitate evidence-based treatment decisions for depression.
Why the study?
What is the evidence for antidepressant use in the elderly?
What is the evidence for antidepressant use in the elderly?
This article reviews the available literature on antidepressants in the elderly to facilitate evidence-based treatment decisions.
Individualized antidepressant selection is warranted in elderly depression; leaves open gaps in long-term efficacy and safety data.
The elderly constitute a growing proportion of our population for whom depression represents a significant problem. The choice of antidepressants available to the clinician is huge, and this article reviews the available literature on this important subject to facilitate evidence-based treatment decisions.
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Bartlett et al. (1999) studied this question. Antidepressant selection in the elderly requires careful evaluation of a wide range of available options to facilitate evidence-based treatment decisions for depression.
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