Clinical course of depression is worse in older people
June 7, 2018|Internal Medicine News
FROM THE LANCET PSYCHIATRY
The authors said their findings suggested that age-tailored treatment might be needed for major depressive disorder, with a particular focus on maintenance treatment for older people.
The two cohort studies were supported by the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Developments, NutsOhra Fonds, Stichting tot Steun VCVGZ, a NARSAD grant from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, and a range of universities and mental health care organizations.
One author declared research funding from Janssen Research and Boehringer Ingelheim not related to the study.
SOURCE: Schaakxs R et al. Lancet Psychiatry. 2018 Jun 7. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30166-4.
