Depression in the physically ill.
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.
Hanwella
Raveen
R
Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo. raveenhanwella@yahoo.com.uk
de Silva
Varuni
V
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
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D002867:Chromones; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; C079472:Y 05460M-A