Major Depressive Disorder in Older Adults: Benefits and Hazards of Prolonged Treatment

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 661-669

  Diniz, Breno S ^a   Reynolds, Charles F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PAROXETINE;

AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PAROXETINE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84929518072     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40266-014-0196-y     Document Type: Article

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