Geriatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 138-142 , May 2005

Treating depression in the elderly: An update on antidepressants

  • Marti D. Buffum, DNSc, APRN, BC, CS

      Affiliations

    • MARTI BUFFUM, DNSc, APRN, BC, CS, is associate chief, Nursing Service for Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco and associate clinical professor, University of California School of Nursing
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  • John C. Buffum, PharmD, BCPP

      Affiliations

    • JOHN C. BUFFUM, PharmD, BCPP, is associate clinical professor, University of California School of Pharmacy, San Francisco

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: M.D. Buffum owns shares of Pfizer. J.C. Buffum owns shares of Neurobiological Technolgies, Inc.

PII: S0197-4572(05)00084-4

doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2005.03.011

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 138-142 , May 2005

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