Salzman C
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Clin Geriatr Med. 1990 May;6(2):399-410.
Depressive symptoms are common in the elderly, and depressive illness is the most common of emotional disorders in those of advanced age. This article focuses on the use of antidepressant drugs for the treatment of older depressed patients. To correctly understand the use of antidepressant drugs, it is necessary to first appreciate the medical, neurobiologic, and pharmacologic context within which antidepressant drugs are to be prescribed. Therefore, this article also includes a brief review of the etiology and diagnosis of depression in the elderly.
抑郁症状在老年人中很常见，而抑郁症是高龄人群中最常见的情感障碍。本文重点关注抗抑郁药物在老年抑郁症患者治疗中的应用。为了正确理解抗抑郁药物的使用，有必要首先了解开具抗抑郁药物时所处的医学、神经生物学和药理学背景。因此，本文还简要回顾了老年抑郁症的病因和诊断。
