ACCELERATED ANTIDEPRESSANT RESPONSE IN GERIATRIC INPATIENTS

Authors
MCCUE RE ARONOWITZ J
Citation
Re. Mccue et J. Aronowitz, ACCELERATED ANTIDEPRESSANT RESPONSE IN GERIATRIC INPATIENTS, The American journal of geriatric psychiatry, 2(3), 1994, pp. 244-246
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Geiatric & Gerontology",Psychiatry
Journal title
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
10647481
Volume
2
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
244 - 246
Database
ISI
SICI code
1064-7481(1994)2:3<244:AARIGI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Six elderly depressed inpatients were treated for 2 weeks with low dos es of nortriptyline and fluoxetine in combination. All patients showed significant reductions in depressive symptoms with minimal side effec ts. Clinical improvement appeared unrelated to whether plasma levels o f nortriptyline were therapeutic. The implications of this regimen for accelerated antidepressant response as well as the limitations of thi s report are discussed.