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Antidepressant Therapy for the Geriatric Patient

Lissy F. Jarvik

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Tricyclic antidepressants followed by the monoamine oxidase inhibitors are the mainstays of pharmacological antidepressant treatment for the elderly in the United States. Lithium is useful in selected patients. The newer agents, such as mianserin, nomifensine, trazodone, maprotiline, and amoxapine, appear to be effective and, if the early data are confirmed, may produce fewer side effects than the current tricyclics and monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

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Tricyclic antidepressants followed by the monoamine oxidase inhibitors are the mainstays of pharmacological antidepressant treatment for the elderly in the United States. Lithium is useful in selected patients. The newer agents, such as mianserin, nomifensine, trazodone, maprotiline, and amoxapine, appear to be effective and, if the early data are confirmed, may produce fewer side effects than the current tricyclics and monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

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Tricyclic antidepressants followed by the monoamine oxidase inhibitors are the mainstays of pharmacological antidepressant treatment for the elderly in the United States. Lithium is useful in selected patients. The newer agents, such as mianserin, nomifensine, trazodone, maprotiline, and amoxapine, appear to be effective and, if the early data are confirmed, may produce fewer side effects than the current tricyclics and monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

Key concepts: Maprotiline, Mianserin, Nomifensine, Trazodone, Tricyclic, Antidepressant, Monoamine oxidase, Medicine

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