Focus on standardized diagnosis and treatment of late life depression： interpretation of the "Expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment of late life depression （2025 edition）"
10.11886/scjsws20260202001
- VernacularTitle:聚焦老年期抑郁障碍规范诊疗——《老年期抑郁障碍诊疗专家共识（2025版）》解读
- Author:
Zhiwei FENG
1
;
Xinyu SUN
1
Author Information
1. Peking University Sixth Hospital， Peking University Institute of Mental Health，NHC Key Laboratory of Mental Health （Peking University），National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders （Peking University Sixth Hospital）， Beijing 102200， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Late life depression;
Diagnosis;
Treatment;
Expert consensus;
Interpretation
- From:
Sichuan Mental Health
2026;39(1):1-6
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Late life depression （LLD） has long been a challenge in clinical diagnosis and treatment due to its unique and complex nature in etiology， clinical features， assessment and diagnostic procedures， as well as treatment interventions. Centered on the core content of the Expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment of late life depression （2025 edition） and integrated with current clinical focuses， this article systematically interprets the consensus regarding its background， risk factors， feature identification and multidimensional assessment， diagnostic and differential principles， treatment strategies， as well as rehabilitation and recurrence prevention management of LLD. This article aims to deepen the understanding of the consensus， promote its application in clinical practice， and further elevate the level of standardized diagnosis and treatment of LLD in China. ［Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China （number， 82171524）］
