Paroxetine and Fluoxetine Effects On Mood and Cognitive Functions in Depressed Nondemented Elderly Patients
| Autor: | Francomichele Puca, Pier Luigi Scapicchio, Marco Trabucchi, Giovanni B. Cassano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cognition Double-Blind Method Fluoxetine Internal medicine Ambulatory Care medicine Humans Psychiatry Aged Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Depressive Disorder Age Factors Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression Anxiety Disorders Survival Analysis Paroxetine Affect Psychiatry and Mental health Treatment Outcome Mood Tolerability Anxiety Antidepressant Female medicine.symptom Psychology Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 63:396-402 |
| ISSN: | 0160-6689 |
| DOI: | 10.4088/jcp.v63n0504 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND A large proportion of the elderly population complains of depressive symptoms. The ideal antidepressant for these patients, who often suffer from numerous concomitant diseases, should not worsen their cognitive functions and should be free of contraindications. METHOD To assess the effects of 2 selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on cognitive functions in elderly depressed patients (ICD-10 criteria), we conducted a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, multicenter study comparing paroxetine (20-40 mg daily) and fluoxetine (20-60 mg daily) treatment for 1 year. Cognitive performance was evaluated by means of the Buschke Selective Reminding Test, the Blessed Information and Memory Test, the Clifton Assessment Schedule, the Cancellation Task Test, and the Wechsler Paired Word Test; the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) and the Clinical Anxiety Scale were administered to assess the course of depressive and anxiety symptoms, respectively. RESULTS 242 patients were enrolled (mean +/- SD age = 75.4 +/- 6.6 years). During the study, no deterioration of cognition was observed; on the contrary, most of the tested cognitive functions improved. Good antidepressant efficacy was maintained for over 1 year with both drugs, based on the percentage of responders to treatment (patients achieving a HAM-D total score < 10; 60%). Both drugs showed a good tolerability and safety profile. CONCLUSION The 2 antidepressants proved to be suitable for the long-term treatment of depression in the elderly and to be devoid of detrimental effects on the tested cognitive functions. |
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