QUESTION: do antidepressants affect longevity and onset of dementia in Downs Syndrome?
METHODS: this was a retrospective review of 357 patients with Downs Syndrome.
RESULTS: onset of dementia was delayed by about 1 year in patients on antidepressants, and death delayed by about 2 years.
J Clin Psychiatry. 2014 Jul;75(7):731-7.
METHODS: this was a retrospective review of 357 patients with Downs Syndrome.
RESULTS: onset of dementia was delayed by about 1 year in patients on antidepressants, and death delayed by about 2 years.
J Clin Psychiatry. 2014 Jul;75(7):731-7.
