Depression in Later Life: An Overview with Treatment Recommendations

作者：Ellison James M^*; Kyomen Helen H; Harper David G

来源：Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2012, 35(1): 203-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.psc.2012.01.003

• Depression
• Elderly
• Geriatric
• Assessment
• Treatment
• Differential Diagnosis

The increasing numbers of older adults who are surviving to more advanced ages and the greater recognition of late-life depression's prevalence emphasize how important it is to detect and treat this disorder. Evidence-based psychotherapeutic, pharmacologic, and neurotherapeutic treatment interventions offer many treatment alternatives, allowing substantial individualization of treatment approach. Demonstration of the effectiveness of depression treatment in primary care suggests the feasibility of increasing our patients' access to care. Growing appreciation of the pathophysiology of depression and its interrelationships with cognitive impairment may increase our ability to limit or delay certain aspects of cognitive impairment through more aggressive treatment of depression.

• 出版日期2012-3