Advances in the treatment of geriatric depression
| Autor: | Panagiotis Panagiotidis, Stavroula Sokolaki, Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis, Melina Siamouli, Styliani Spyridi, Stamatia Magiria, George Kaprinis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Psychodynamic psychotherapy Psychotherapist business.industry medicine.medical_treatment General Medicine Electroconvulsive therapy Reminiscence therapy Pharmacotherapy medicine Antidepressant Geriatrics and Gerontology Best evidence Psychiatry business Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | Aging Health. 3:495-507 |
| ISSN: | 1745-5103 1745-509X |
| DOI: | 10.2217/1745509x.3.4.495 |
| Popis: | Late-life depression is a rather difficult and complicated issue. Although there have been significant advances in our knowledge in this area, a large number of questions still remain unanswered. The aim of this review is a critical presentation of the current evidence for treatment of depression in the elderly. We summarize the evidence for the effectiveness and safety of a range of proposed treatments, including pharmacological, psychological and alternative therapies and lifestyle changes. The treatments with best evidence of effectiveness are antidepressant pharmacotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy, cognitive–behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, reminiscence therapy, problem-solving therapy and exercise. Implications for future research are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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