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Management of Depression in Older Adults: A Review

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Management of Depression in Older Adults: A Review

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Abstract. Importance: Depression in older adults is a common psychiatric disorder affecting their health-related quality of life. Major depression occurs in 2% of adults aged 55 years or older, and its prevalence rises with increasing age. In addition, …

Depression in the Elderly | NEJM - New England Journal of …

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Major depressive disorder occurs in up to 5% of community-dwelling older adults, and 8 to 16% of older adults have clinically significant …

Prevalence of depressive symptoms among older adults …

https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-019-1203-2

Older adults aged 65 and over will make up more than 20% of U.S. residents by 2030, and in 2050, this population will reach 83.7 …

Depression and Older Adults | National Institute on Aging

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Depression is a serious mood disorder. It can affect the way you feel, act, and think. Depression is a common problem among older adults, but clinical depression …

Depression in older adults: Diagnosis and management

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While response rates to antidepressants are similar in younger and older patients, physiological changes with aging, polypharmacy, and comorbidities all increase the risk …

Depression Treatments for Older Adults - American …

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Depression Treatments for Older Adults. APA's Clinical Practice Guideline recommends three psychotherapy interventions as well as a second-generation antidepressant (selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors — …

Depression in older adults - British Journal of Medical …

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Prognosis of depression in older adults . Depression in older adults is associated with a slower rate of recovery 9, worse clinical outcomes compared to younger adults 3 …

Major Depressive Disorder in Medical Illness: A Review …

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The differential diagnosis for major depression among medically ill patients should include delirium and medication-induced symptoms. We suggest that major depression itself …

NIMH » Depression - National Institute of Mental Health …

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Major depression, which includes symptoms of depression most of the time for at least 2 weeks that typically interfere with one’s ability to work, sleep, study, and eat. Persistent …

Geriatric depression: The use of antidepressants in the …

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