Concurrent antipsychotic use in older adults treated with antidepressants in Asia

Aim Depressive disorders are common in old age. Antipsychotics (APs) are often used as an adjunctive treatment with antidepressants (ADs) in this population but its patterns of use in Asia are not known. This study explored the rate of combination of APs and ADs in older adult psychiatric patients in Asia. Methods This is a secondary analysis of the database of a multicentre study which recorded participants’ basic demographical and clinical...