Objective To describe and compare the use of antidepressants between Black or African
descent and White nursing facility residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment …

Background: Antidepressants are commonly prescribed medications among nursing home
residents and used to treat symptoms of dementia. Concerns have been raised, however …

Objective The objective of this study is to describe the prevalence of depression and
cognitive impairment among newly admitted nursing home residents in the USA and to …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the evolution of depression identification and use of
antidepressants in elderly long‐stay nursing home residents from 1999 through 2007 and …

Objective: Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in residential aged care facilities
(RACFs). The prevalence of antidepressant use is increasing but the effectiveness of …

Objective: Antidepressants are often prescribed in primary care to treat veterans who have
depression. An evaluation of current racial disparities in integrated primary care is …

OBJECTIVES: To examine prevalence and resident‐and site‐level factors associated with
potential underuse, overuse, and inappropriate use of antidepressants in older Veterans …

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the association of race (black and
white) with depression diagnosis and antidepressant use among older home health care …

Background Late-life depression is a common psychiatric disorder associated with
increased morbidity and mortality. Depression is often under-detected and undertreated in …

Objective: To examine racial differences in medication use by older long-stay Veterans
Affairs Nursing Home Care Unit (NHCU) patients. Design: Longitudinal study. Settings: 133 …