The Etiology of Geriatric Mood Disorder.
- Author:
Chul LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Geriatric mood disorder;
Late-life depression;
Biology
- MeSH:
Aged;
Biology;
Depression;
Humans;
Mood Disorders*;
Neurochemistry
- From:Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
1998;2(1):9-13
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
In this brief overview, the author addresses the elements of late-life depression from a biological standpoint. The etiology of late-life depression is undoubtedly multifactorial. Few studies of the neurochemistry and neuropathology of depression in the elderly have yielded robust results. Even fewer studies suggest the presence of a trait-dependent marker for the geriatric depression. A key difficulty is the current inability to determine whether alleged markers are crucial to the genesis of the disorder or whether they are merely epiphenomena.
