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Classroom classification

百科

Late-life depression

精神科

Common symptoms

失眠、无力、背痛、疲乏、精神障碍、痴呆、食欲减退、头晕、认知功能障碍

The pathology of disease

Late-life depression is depression in older adults; comorbid medical illness; dementia; medications; SSRIs; psychotherapy; suicide risk.

Symptoms

Sadness; anhedonia; sleep; appetite; older; medical comorbidity; cognitive; suicide risk

Causes

Multifactorial; medical illness; medications; social isolation; brain changes; older.

Treatment

SSRIs; psychotherapy; treat medical; review meds; social support; suicide risk; geriatric psychiatry

Dept

Geriatric psychiatry / psychiatry / geriatrics.

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