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D P Hay

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PubMed1998

Treatment of depression in late life.

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 addition, a variety of medical conditions and drugs can cause depression. Treatment often has to be modified in consideration of other illnesses, medications, and the reduced ability of the elderly to metabolize drugs. Duration of treatment may be longer than with young patients because older adults may respond more slowly to antidepressants.

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PubMed1997

Update on the use of antidepressants in the elderly.

This chapter presents a review of the current status of depression treatment for the elderly. The authors describe currently available antidepressants and discuss special considerations when they are used to treat elderly patients.

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PubMed1995

Drug-induced seizures in the elderly. Causative agents and optimal management.

We conducted a review of drugs that were most commonly associated with inducing seizures in the elderly population. The method for determining the risk of these agents includes evaluating the utilisation and the percentage of adverse events in previous studies and case reports. Classes of medications, such as anti-psychotics and antidepressants, are extensively reviewed to provide the clinician with treatment options in high risk patients. The risk of seizures secondary to the withdrawal of alcohol (ethanol) and benzodiazepines, and methods employed to minimise the risk are discussed. In addition, the management of patients with drug-induced seizures is delineated. Drug-induced seizures are a potentially serious adverse effect. It is important that clinicians are aware of which classes of medications and individual medications are associated with reducing seizure threshold.

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ECT and tardive dyskinesia.

Three cases of elderly depressed patients with symptoms of tardive dyskinesia (TD) subsequently treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are presented. These cases are discussed in relation to several cases reported in the literature of ECT and TD. The possibility of improvement in symptoms of TD in certain patients is discussed.

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