Physical comorbidities in older adults receiving antidepressants in Asia.

Xiao-Mei ZhongMin DongFei WangQinge ZhangGabor S UngvariChee H NgHelen F K ChiuTian-Mei SiKang SimAjit AvasthiSandeep GroverMian-Yoon ChongKok-Yoon CheeShigenobu KanbaMin-Soo LeeShu-Yu YangPichet UdomratnRoy A KallivayalilAndi J TanraMargarita M MaramisWinston W ShenNorman SartoriusRathi MahendranChay-Hoon TanNaotaka ShinfukuYu-Tao Xiang

Published in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2018)

Physical comorbidities in older patients prescribed with antidepressants were common in Asia. Integrating physical care into the treatment of older psychiatric patients should be urgently considered.

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental health
end stage renal disease
major depressive disorder
newly diagnosed
healthcare
chronic kidney disease
palliative care
prognostic factors
middle aged
bipolar disorder
patient reported outcomes
combination therapy
replacement therapy
chronic pain