Depression

Depression is characterised by lowered mood, loss of pleasure or interest, a sense of worthlessness and pronounced insomnia. There may also be an associated element of Anxiety.

Medicines Information

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Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH)

• Antidepressants - (page 760)
  • Adverse effects of antidepressants
  • Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
  • SSRIs
  • Tricyclic antidepressants
  • Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors
  • Other antidepressant

Therapeutics

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CareSearch

• Depression

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Therapeutic Guidelines: Palliative Care

• Major depression - (page 760)

• Depression in palliative care - (V4, page 293)

Remember

• In advanced cancer it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish depression from the signs of rapidly progressive cancer – which may also affect a person’s energy, concentration and appetite.

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Page updated 30 November 2017