Antidepressants worsened cognition in patients with dementia, according to a new study, but some experts strongly disagree ...

New study shows dementia patients who are on antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), ...

Researchers hope their findings help doctors prescribe antidepressants "that are better adapted for patients with dementia." ...

A study led by Karolinska Institute suggests that antidepressants prescribed for depression in dementia patients might hasten ...

Dementia patients who took antidepressants saw faster declines in thinking ability as the Alzheimer’s Society demands regular ...

New research suggests that certain antidepressants could accelerate cognitive decline in dementia patients, though outside experts urge caution in interpreting the findings.

A COMMON medication taken by millions of Brits may accelerate dementia. But experts cautioned it could be the condition ...

A new population-based study led by researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden has found a common first-line class ...

Doctors often use antidepressants to manage the depression, anxiety and agitation that accompanies a diagnosis of dementia. Now, a new study suggests the use of antidepressants may hasten the ...

Antidepressants are commonly used to help relieve such symptoms as aggressiveness, anxiety, depression and disrupted sleep in patients with dementia. "Depressive symptoms can both worsen cognitive ...

But a specific class of antidepressant medications -- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) -- actually might speed up brain decline among some dementia patients, a new Swedish study ...