Depression Blog Posts

• Depression and bipolar disorder linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, says systematic review

  22 Apr 2013

  • Matt Ravenhall

  
• New RCT says antidepressants should not be used when treating depression in dementia

  18 Apr 2013

  • Lisa Burscheidt

  
• Check out the new BITE-sized mental health summaries from the NIHR CLAHRCs

  11 Jan 2013

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• Scotland sees increase in prescribing rates for mental health drugs

  27 Sep 2012

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• Structured exercise reduces depression in older people, according to new systematic review

  06 Sep 2012

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• Why is it so difficult to measure the prevalence of depression in people aged 75 and over?

  21 May 2012

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• Antidepressants may be less effective in older patients with depression, according to new meta-analysis

  20 Jan 2012

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• The Geriatric Depression Scale is the best screening tool for depression in older people in acute hospital settings

  19 Jan 2012

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• The safety and risks of antidepressant treatment in older people: new large UK cohort study

  20 Oct 2011

  • Andre Tomlin

  
• Depression in later life: new clinical review from the BMJ

  30 Sep 2011

  • Andre Tomlin