Ipsa senectus morbus est? Approaching the unmet needs in geriatric depression: results from a national survey of medical experts.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

One of the main challenges of "real-world" management of depression is represented by geriatric depression, which is common and under-diagnosed. Depressive disorders represent the leading contributors to mental health-related global burden, and they are often diagnosed in the context of many comorbid disorders, such as cardiovascular disorders, Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Major Neurocognitive Disorders and Headache, thus worsening their outcomes. Depression, and above all geriatric depression, is a challenge for "real-world" clinicians, due to the low rates of remission despite the increasing number of antidepressant strategies currently available. Indeed, current antidepressant strategies often fail to achieve acceptable rates of remission. The challenge of diagnosis

SUBMITTER: Albert U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12569647 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature