Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
9925266 | The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy | 2005 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
The recent data evaluating whether medications can induce or worsen symptoms of depression arelargely contradictory. This reflects a relative lack of controlled studies of this association and the difficulties in determining whether depressive symptoms are caused by a particular medication or by other factors. Nonetheless, when new or worsening symptoms of depression occur, medications should be considered a potential cause and withdrawn as appropriate. Nonpharmacologic and/or pharmacologic treatment is indicated for those whose depressive symptoms do not resolve.
Keywords
Related Topics
Health Sciences
Medicine and Dentistry
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Authors
PharmD Kotlyar, MD Dysken, MD Adson,