A summary of medicines information to help guide prescribers when selecting an antidepressant for an older person diagnosed with anxiety or depression.
Therapeutic Guidelines https://tgldcdp.tg.org.au/viewTopic?etgAccess=true&guidelinePage=Psychotropic&topicfile=major-depression
AMH Aged Care Companion, 2024 https://agedcare.amh.net.au/chapters/neurological-mental-health/depression
The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, 14th Ed https://www.wiley.com/en-kr/The+Maudsley+Prescribing+Guidelines+in+Psychiatry%2C+14th+Edition-p-9781119772224
Australian Medicines Handbook, 2024 https://amhonline.amh.net.au/
The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines: Antidepressants, Benzodiazepines, Gabapentinoids and Z-drugs https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Maudsley+Deprescribing+Guidelines%3A+Antidepressants%2C+Benzodiazepines%2C+Gabapentinoids+and+Z-drugs-p-9781119823025
NICE Depression in adults: treatment and management, 2022 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng222/resources/depression-in-adults-treatment-and-management-pdf-66143832307909
Mayo Clinic Depression Medication Choice Decision Aid https://depressiondecisionaid.mayoclinic.org/app/depression
Ottawa Depression Algorithm https://ottawadepressionalgorithm.ca/en/content?id=38