Depression, antidepressants and fall risk: therapeutic dilemmas-a clinical review.

Eveline P van PoelgeestA C PronkD RhebergenN van der Velde

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2021)

(De-) prescribing antidepressants in fall-prone older adults is often challenging, but detailed insight in fall-related side effect profile of the different antidepressants and a recently developed expert-based decision aid STOPPFalls assists prescribers in clinical decision-making.

Keyphrases

major depressive disorder
decision making
primary care
physical activity
depressive symptoms
bipolar disorder
emergency department
adverse drug
drug induced
electronic health record