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[45] The TCAs are effective agents in depression in the geriatric population with a long record of success. Nortriptyline is the best tolerated ... TCA therapy in the elderly, and anticholinergic ...

Several medications may help treat anxiety in older adults. They typically include antidepressants, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), selective norepinephrine reuptake ...

Depression in older adults, also called geriatric depression, is a mental and emotional disorder affecting older adults. Feelings of sadness and occasional “blue” moods are normal. However ...

Both Julia and Al sought help from their doctors, and each was diagnosed with depression, a disorder that's as common in the elderly as it is in younger people. And both, fortunately, were ...

Which to choose between, for example, the 30 different antidepressants on offer ... of examining the medical records of almost 100,000 older citizens (75 and older) who had been prescribed ...

While antipsychotics can be effective for some patients, they come with well-known side effects, including an increased risk ...