Geriatric depression:clinical analysis of 78 cases.
- VernacularTitle:老年期抑郁症78例临床分析
- Author:
Yufeng LI
;
Jiandong MA
;
Fusheng QI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
The aged Geriatric depression Clinical feature
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine
2001;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the etiology,clinical features,treatment of geriatric depression.Methods A total 78 patients aged over 60 years who had their first depression attack were studied.All the clinical data which included the etiology,family history,clinical features and treatments were obtained from our hospital.Results These patients had anxiety,physical complaints,cognitive disorder as well as gloom,thinking paucity,loss of interest and low self-esteem.Socio-psychological factors and somatic diseases had significant effect on it;few patients had positive family history.Conclusion Geriatric depression has not only the clinical featrues of CCMD-3 but also the clinical features of anxiety,hypocondrtasis,physical complaints and cognitive disorder.
