Which clinical factors and biochemical parameters are associated with late-life major depression?

Massimiliano BuoliFrancesca LegnaniGuido NosariAnna PanValentina CiappolinoCecilia Maria EspositoAlessandro CeresaMartina Di PaoloTeresa SuraceAnna Maria AuxiliaMartina CapellazziIlaria TagliabueLuisa CirellaFrancesco Zanelli QuarantiniAntonios DakanalisMassimo ClericiEnrico CapuzziAlice Caldiroli

Published in: International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice (2023)

These preliminary results suggest less effectiveness of antidepressants, more susceptibility to metabolic disorders and poor nutritional status in patients with late-life depression; such aspects may consequently be taken into consideration for a proper therapeutic approach.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
major depressive disorder
depressive symptoms
systematic review
sleep quality
bipolar disorder