Korean J Geriatr Gerontol.
2015 Jun;16(1):8-16. 10.15656/kjcg.2015.16.1.8.
Indication of Antidepressants Other than Depression
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurology, Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
- KMID: 2566506
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.15656/kjcg.2015.16.1.8
Abstract
- Antidepressants is one of the most frequently used drug in clinical field. Except for depression, these drugs have many therapeutic potentials. So the aim of this article is to review the reported effects of antidepressants in clinical fields other than depression. Those fields include various pains, dementia, sleep disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, smoking cessation, urinary incontinence, premature ejaculation, anxiety, obesity, epilepsy, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, et al.
