Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia Health System, Box 800623, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2010 Jun;33(2):475-85. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2010.01.012.
With the growth of the elderly population, and the female elderly population in particular, healthcare providers will see increasing numbers of elderly women with psychiatric disorders. To properly care for this group of patients, better understanding is needed not only of group differences in this patient population but also of the differences in each individual, as they age, given their unique life experiences, cohort effects, medical comorbidity, social situation, and personality traits. Understandably, these characteristics will interact with psychiatric disorders in ways that may increase the challenge to correctly diagnose and treat these patients. In addition, understanding late life changes, the prevalence of various mental disorders and the sometimes unique presentation of mental disorders in this age group is required to better diagnose and treat this population.
随着老年人口的增长，尤其是老年女性人口的增长，医疗保健提供者将看到越来越多患有精神障碍的老年女性。为了妥善照顾这一群体的患者，不仅需要更好地了解该患者群体中的群体差异，还需要了解随着年龄的增长，每个人的差异，因为他们的独特生活经历、队列效应、合并症、社会状况和个性特征。可以理解的是，这些特征将与精神障碍相互作用，从而增加正确诊断和治疗这些患者的挑战。此外，需要了解老年期的变化、各种精神障碍的患病率以及该年龄组中精神障碍的有时独特表现，以便更好地诊断和治疗这一人群。
