Depression Drug Induced | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient with a sad mood or diminished interest or pleasure in most activities?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Is the patient taking multiple presciption and/or over the counter drugs?

Yes

Is the person taking any of the following drugs?

• methyldopa?

Yes

• reserpine?

Yes

• guanethidine?

Yes

• calcium channel blocker (verapamil, nifedipine, others)?

Yes

• benzodiazepines or other sedative hypnotics?

Yes

• corticosteroids?

Yes

• estrogen?

Yes

• progesterone?

Yes

• tamoxifen?

Yes

• levodopa or other anti-Parkisonian agent?

Yes

• narcotic analgesics?

Yes

• propanolol or other beta blocker?

Yes

• cimetidine?

Yes

• clonidine?

Yes

• hydralazine?

Yes

• vinblastine?

Yes

• vincristine?

Yes

• dextropropoxyphene?

Yes

• drug with a marked anticholinergic effect?

Yes

Was the onset of the clinical depression after starting a medication or making a change in a drug regimen?

Yes

Is there another condition that is better able to explain the depression?

Yes

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Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of drugs taken by the patient that can cause depression

Is the patient in a high risk group for drug-induced depression?

Number of other findings consistent with drug-induced depression

Does the patient have drug-induced depression?

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Interpretation and Description

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Evaluation

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Interpretation and Description

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Next Steps in Evaluation

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Drug-Induced Depression

Purpose: To determine if a drug could be the cause of a patient's clinical depression.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10