Treatments for depression in older people do not succeed, and in fact leave them struggling with shortened life expectations, an Australian study has revealed.
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"This is a big issue," said Professor Osvaldo Almeida, research director of the Western Australian Center for Health and Ageing at The University of Western Australia.
"More than half of older men with depression who use antidepressants or psychotherapy fail to respond fully to the treatment.
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The researchers assessed the health and lifestyle of almost 5,300 men aged 68 to 88 years who had been living in Perth for more than a decade.
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"We found that older men who were using antidepressants but remained depressed had a substantially higher mortality risk," said Almeida.
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