title: Depression in the physically ill.
abstract: The risk of depression is increased in many medical and surgical conditions. Specific serotonin reuptake inhibitors are generally recommended as first line treatment in the physically ill. Care must be taken in prescribing antidepressants in the physically ill, because of side-effects, hepatic and renal impairment, and potential for drug interactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo. raveenhanwella@yahoo.com.uk
authors.forename: Raveen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanwella
authors.forename: Varuni
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: de Silva
mesh_terms: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002867:Chromones; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D002867:Chromones; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; C079472:Y 05460M-A