Comorbidities linked to treatment-resistant depression in older adults with MDD

Older adults with late-onset major depressive disorder and anxiety or substance use disorders were more likely to experience treatment-resistant depression, a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry showed.
“The prevalence rate of depression peaks in old age. It is estimated that 2% to 5% of community-dwelling adults [aged]65 years and older meet the diagnostic criteria of major depressive disorder,” Po-Chun Lin, MD, of the department of psychiatry at Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center in Taipei, Taiwan, and colleagues wrote.
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Older adults with late-onset major depressive disorder and anxiety or substance use disorders were more likely to experience treatment-resistant depression, a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry showed.
“The prevalence rate of depression peaks in old age. It is estimated that 2% to 5% of community-dwelling adults [aged]65 years and older meet the diagnostic criteria of major depressive disorder,” Po-Chun Lin, MD, of the department of psychiatry at Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center in Taipei, Taiwan, and colleagues wrote.
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