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Clinical characteristics of resistant depression in the elderly
Author(s) -
Bonner D.,
Howard R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930101206
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , treatment resistant depression , medicine , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , cognitive impairment , psychology , cognition , major depressive disorder , economics , macroeconomics
The case notes of 30 patients who had responded to treatment for a depressive episode and 29 patients who were considered to be resistant to treatment were examined retrospectively. ‘Treatment resistance’ was associated with an onset of depression before the age of 50, the presence of hypochondrical features and the presence of cognitive impairment. Those patients considered to be resistant to treatment were also significantly less likely to be given ECT, more likely to be taking benzodiazepines and to spend significantly more time in hospital. These findings are discussed.