title: [Fluoxetine and depression in the elderly. Clinical experience].
abstract: Eighty-six patients aged between 60 and 80 years and affected with major depression according to the diagnostic criteria of the DSM III-R were treated with fluoxetine per os at the single dosage of 20 mg/die. At prearranged intervals psychometric reagents were administered for the evaluation of any variations in the depressive symptomatology. Already at the 1st examination after 14 days' treatment a considerable improvement in the psychopathological picture was observed. This improvement remained constant at the subsequent examinations and the follow-up after 90 days. The tolerability was excellent and the side effect mild, with a tendency to regress after the first days of therapy. The clinical assessment and the psychometric findings both suggest that fluoxetine has a useful action on major depression in the elderly.
authors: Servizio di Psichaitria, Ospedale Civile dell'Annuziata, Cosenza.
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Ambrosio
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Barrese
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bertini
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Buccomino
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Casini
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Filippo
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Filippo
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Marchese
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Paoletti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
chemical_list: D005473:Fluoxetine
vernacular_title: Fluoxetina e depressione nell'anziano. Esperienze cliniche.