Fukunishi I, Hosokawa K
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kagawa Medical School, Japan.
Jpn J Psychiatry Neurol. 1990 Mar;44(1):19-24. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1990.tb00437.x.
Senile dementia is irreversible and runs a relatively chronic course, causing physical emaciation and psychological burden to families who must take care of senile dementia at home. However, there has been no report concerning a psychological study of families with senile dementia. Therefore, the psychological aspects of them were examined. Concerning the results, most caretakers of Alzheimer-type dementia with markedly associated psychiatric symptoms showed notably neurotic and depressive tendencies. By family parameters, these tendencies were strongly observed in families of caretakers alone. These results suggest that an expansion of local medical care, specifically geared to the home, is required, and more attention needs to be paid to the psychological aspects of caretakers.
老年痴呆症是不可逆的，病程相对漫长，会导致身体消瘦，并给在家照顾老年痴呆症患者的家庭带来心理负担。然而，目前尚无关于老年痴呆症患者家庭心理研究的报告。因此，对他们的心理状况进行了调查。关于调查结果，大多数伴有明显精神症状的阿尔茨海默型痴呆症患者的照料者表现出明显的神经质和抑郁倾向。从家庭因素来看，这些倾向在仅由照料者组成的家庭中表现得尤为明显。这些结果表明，需要扩大专门针对家庭的当地医疗服务，并且需要更多地关注照料者的心理状况。
