Winell Jeremy, Roth Andrew J
Saint Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Psychiatry, and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Oncology (Williston Park). 2005 Oct;19(11):1479-90; discussion 1492, 1497, 1501-7.
The number of older adults in the general population continues to grow. As their numbers rise, the elderly and the management of their medical problems must be of increasing concern for health-care professionals. Within this older population, cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Although many studies have looked at the psychiatric implications of cancer in the general population, few studies tackle the issues that may face the older adult with cancer. This article focuses on the detection and treatment of depression, anxiety, fatigue, pain, delirium, and dementia in the elderly cancer patient.
普通人群中老年人的数量持续增长。随着他们数量的增加，老年人及其医疗问题的管理必然会越来越受到医疗保健专业人员的关注。在这个老年人群体中，癌症是发病和死亡的主要原因。尽管许多研究探讨了普通人群中癌症的精神影响，但很少有研究涉及老年癌症患者可能面临的问题。本文重点关注老年癌症患者抑郁、焦虑、疲劳、疼痛、谵妄和痴呆的检测与治疗。
