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Age-dependent sex differences in prevalence of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: implications for individualizing depression care

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: and about 60 % of the participants lived in the North area in Taiwan.There were more participants had Charlson Comobidity index (CCI) higher than 3 in the veteran group (29.3% vs 24.9%), while more non-veterans had CCI ¼ 0 (32.0%vs 27.0%).The veteran group had higher prevalence in all psychiatric illness, and it remain significant after adjustment in major and minor neurocognitive disorder, dysthymic disorder, sleep disorder, major psychiatric illness and minor psychiatric illness.Conclusion: As covid-19 pandemic continues to spread around the world, and Taiwan announced the nationwide level 3 epidemic alert since May 19, 2021, then lowered to level 2 in July 27, 2021.Cullen W et al. hypothesized that there would be a considerable increase in anxiety and depressive symptoms among people who do not have pre-existing mental health conditions, with some experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder in due course.As previous studies showed, quarantine for COVID-19 is associated with an acute worsening of clinical symptoms in patients with dementia.The quarantined respondents also had higher incidence of depression and anxiety.In addition, the side-effect of vaccination may also cause anxiety in general population.During this period and after then, the mental health condition in these vulnerable elderly population should be considered and the government should make laws to face positively for the change of post-pandemic life and medical systems.

Source: Neuroscience Applied

DOI: 10.1016/j.nsa.2022.100376