title: [Treatment of depression in the elderly].
abstract: Depression is the most common mental health problem of later life. There is effective treatments for depression in primary care. Recommendation based on current evidence are: in primary care treatment there is no evidence that one class of antidepressant is anymore effective than others; although newer antidepressants are not more effective than older ones, they are better tolerated in healthy older people and in patients with medical co-morbidity and are safer especially in overdose. Lower dose antidepressant treatment is not recommended for older depressed patients.
authors.affiliation: Centre Mémoire de ressources & de recherche, CHU, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis--Pavilion M, hôpital Pasteur, 06002 Nice. PHILIPPE.ROBERT15@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Philippe Henri
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Robert
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D012449:Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents