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Guideline for the management of late-life depression in primary care

✍ Scribed by Robert C. Baldwin; David Anderson; Sarah Black; Sandra Evans; Rob Jones; Ken Wilson; Steve Iliffe

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
101 KB
Volume
18
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Objective

To develop a guideline for the primary care management of depression in later life based on best practice.

Method

Source material included relevant guidelines, literature reviews and consensus documents coupled with an updated literature review covering 1998–October, 2001. This material was summarised as a series of evidence‐based statements and recommendations agreed by consensus.

Results

Good quality evidence exists for the pharmacological and psychological treatment of depressive episode (major depression), although not specifically in primary care. There is some evidence of efficacy of antidepressants in late‐life dysthymia and minor depression associated with poor functional status. In depressive episode, current evidence suggests acute treatment for at least six weeks and a continuation period of at least 12 months. Both tricyclic antidepressants and Selective Serotonin Re‐uptake Inhibitors are effective in longterm prevention. There is less data on how to manage patients who do not respond in the acute treatment phase. More data is needed on sub‐groups of patients with specific co‐morbid medical conditions and those who are frail. Collaborative care is effective in older depressed primary care patients.

Conclusions

There are effective treatments for depression in primary care. More research is needed to address the optimum treatment of depression with medical co‐morbidity and to elucidate the role of newer psychological interventions. Collaborative care between primary care and specialist services is a promising new avenue for management. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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