Depressogenic medication as an aetiological factor in major depression: An analysis in a clinical population of depressed elderly people

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 875-881

  Dhondt, Ton ^a,b   Derksen, Paul ^b   Hooijer, Chris ^a   Van Heycop Ten Ham, Bas ^c   Van Gent, Peter Paul ^c   Heeren, Thea ^d  

^a Van Foreest Ctr Old Age Psychiat   (Netherlands)

^b Psychiatric Center Zon and Schild   (Netherlands)

^c Psychiatric Hospital Bloemendaal   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Drugs; Elderly; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BACLOFEN; CAPTOPRIL; CISAPRIDE; DIAZEPAM; ENALAPRIL; FENFLURAMINE; FLUNARIZINE; FLURAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; IBUPROFEN; INSULIN; LEVODOPA; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; METHYLDOPA; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; PENTAZOCINE; PIMOZIDE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; SULPIRIDE; TERFENADINE; THEOPHYLLINE; TIMOLOL; TRIAMTERENE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; RATING SCALE; STROKE;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032743058     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199910)14:10<875::AID-GPS24>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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