How long should older people take antidepressants to prevent relapse? Por quanto tempo os idosos devem tomar antidepressivos para evitar recaídas?

Patients with depressive disorder have a high risk of relapse after recovery from a depressive episode. Can the relapse of depressive disorder be prevented or delayed for older adults? This paper reviews the evidence from randomised clinical trials and open label trials of the effectiveness of maint...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jon Spear
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2002-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462002000500013