Meats P, Timol M, Jolley D
Kings Mill Hospital, Nottingham.
Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Nov;159:659-63. doi: 10.1192/bjp.159.5.659.
Fifty-six consecutively admitted elderly (65 and over) patients with depression were assessed on mental, physical and social states. They were followed up and assessed at home one year later. A group of 24 depressed in-patients aged under 65 years admitted to the same ward during the same period was also assessed. Outcome was different for the two groups, with 68% of the elderly 'well' at one year, against 50% of the younger group. The younger group were more likely to have 'poor' outcome (41%) than the elderly (16%). However, there were more deaths than expected, particularly in the elderly. These findings differ from some previous studies, and indicate an excellent prognosis for depression in the elderly. Outcome in younger patients is less good.
对56例连续收治的老年（65岁及以上）抑郁症患者的心理、身体和社会状况进行了评估。一年后对他们进行了随访并在家中进行评估。同期在同一病房收治的一组24例65岁以下的抑郁症住院患者也进行了评估。两组的结果不同，老年组一年时有68%“情况良好”，而年轻组为50%。年轻组比老年组更有可能出现“不良”结果（41%对16%）。然而，死亡人数比预期的多，尤其是在老年患者中。这些发现与之前的一些研究不同，表明老年抑郁症患者预后良好。年轻患者的预后较差。
