A Case Series: Adjunctive Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in the Geriatric Population with the Methylphenidate Patch

Major depressive disorder can affect anyone regardless of age. In geriatric populations depression is often overlooked and untreated, which subsequently may lead to serious consequences. Almost one third of elderly patients with depression fail to respond to initial treatment and require adjunctive...

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Main Authors: Kamal Patel, Ashley Collins, Suzanne Holroyd, Andre Benja Lamyaithong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Psychiatry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2890913