Use of SSRIs in the elderly: Obvious benefits but unappreciated risks

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-95

  Herrmann, Nathan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly depressives; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0033827679     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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