Cause or effect? selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and falls in older adults: A systematic review

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1016-1028

  Gebara, Marie Anne ^a   Lipsey, Kim L ^b   Karp, Jordan F ^a   Nash, Maureen C ^c   Iaboni, Andrea ^d,e   Lenze, Eric J ^b  

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

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Falls; older adults; SSRI

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; NURSING HOME; POLYPHARMACY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESIDENTIAL CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEPRESSION; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 84952661609     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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