Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for the Treatment of Coexisting Depression and Psychosis in Dementia of the Alzheimer Type

Four patients, ages 75 to 92 years, with a dementia of the Alzheimer type, presented with accompanying depression and psychosis. In these patients, treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor resulted in a dramatic clearing of not only the depressive symptoms but the psychosis as well. T...

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Published in:The American journal of geriatric psychiatry 1994, Vol.2 (4), p.352-354
Main Authors: Burke, William J., Folks, David G., Roccaforte, William H., Wengel, Steven P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Four patients, ages 75 to 92 years, with a dementia of the Alzheimer type, presented with accompanying depression and psychosis. In these patients, treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor resulted in a dramatic clearing of not only the depressive symptoms but the psychosis as well. Treatment was well tolerated in all cases.
ISSN:1064-7481
1545-7214
DOI:10.1097/00019442-199402040-00011