Antidepressants and the Risk of Falls among Nursing Home Residents
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- 24 September 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 339 (13) , 875-882
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199809243391303
Abstract
In nursing home residents, the use of tricyclic and other heterocyclic antidepressants is associated with an increased risk of falls. The newer selective serotonin-reuptake–inhibitor antidepressants are largely free of the side effects of the tricyclic agents thought to cause falls and so have been hypothesized to be safer for those at high risk for falls.Keywords
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