Antidepressant treatment and mortality risk in patients with dementia and depression: a nationwide population cohort study in Taiwan

Background: Dementia prevalence is increasing worldwide, and dementia is frequently comorbid with depression during its disease course. Additionally, safety concerns are rising regarding the prescription of psychotropic agents to patients with dementia. Thus, our study assessed the influence of pres...

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Main Authors: Jian-An Su, Chih-Cheng Chang, Hsuan-Min Wang, Ko-Jung Chen, Yao-Hsu Yang, Chung-Ying Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-06-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2040622319853719