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Long-Term Treatment of Elderly Individuals With Emotional Disturbances: An Open Study With Citalopram

Year: 1996

Type: article

Abstract: In the present open study, the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of citalopram in the treatment of elderly people with emotional disturbances were studied. One hundred twenty-three elderly patients with symptoms of depression-anxiety were included. Most of the patients (76%) were demented. Fifty-two patients completed a 12-month treatment. Irritability, depressed mood, anxiety, restlessness, and fear-panic were significantly reduced. The severity of illness from baseline to Month 9 was rated as significantly improved. The side effects were infrequent and mostly mild.

Source: International Psychogeriatrics

DOI: 10.1017/s1041610296002967

Authors: Hans Ragneskog, Sture Eriksson, Ingvar Karlsson, Carl-Gerhard Gottfries

Institutions: University of Gothenburg, Umeå University

Language: English

Topic: Treatment of Major Depression

Subfield: Pharmacology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,500