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Classroom classification

百科

Late-life depression

精神科

Common symptoms

搓手顿足、背痛、腹部不适、岳晗、儿童恐怖障碍、痴呆、腹胀、便秘、乏力、被害妄想

The pathology of disease

Late-life depression is depression in elderly; adults >60; low mood; sleep; appetite; medical comorbidity; adults; PHQ-9; SSRIs; psychotherapy; geriatric psychiatry.

Symptoms

Low mood; sleep; appetite; elderly adult; known; PHQ-9; SSRIs

Causes

Multifactorial; medical comorbidity; late-life depression; elderly.

Treatment

SSRIs; psychotherapy; treat medical; geriatric psychiatry; long-term; suicide risk

Dept

Geriatric psychiatry / psychiatry / geriatrics.

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