Geriatrics (Dec 2021)

A Case Study on Polypharmacy and Depression in a 75-Year-Old Woman with Visual Deficits and Charles Bonnet Syndrome

  • José Caamaño-Ponte,
  • Martina Gómez Digón,
  • Mercedes Pereira Pía,
  • Antonio de la Iglesia Cabezudo,
  • Margarita Echevarría Canoura,
  • David Facal

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics7010005
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
p. 5

Abstract

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Depression is one of the most prevalent pathologies in older adults. Its diagnosis and treatment are complex due to different factors that intervene in its development and progression, including intercurrent organic diseases, perceptual deficits, use of drugs, and psycho-social conditions associated with the aging process. We present the case of a 75-year-old woman (who lives in the community) with a diagnosis of major depression with more than 10 years of history, analyzing her evolution and therapeutic approach.

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