Antidepressants reduce the risk of suicide among elderly depressed patients

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 178-181

  Barak, Yoram ^a,b   Olmer, Ahikam ^a   Aizenberg, Dov ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ABARBANEL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; SSRIs; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 32844472702     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300863     Document Type: Article

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