Flint A J, Eastwood M R
Geriatric Psychiatry Service, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 1988 Jan;1(1):53-5. doi: 10.1177/089198878800100110.
Frontal systems disorder can easily be misdiagnosed as depression, since patients may present with similar symptoms. Two cases are reported that illustrate the confusing features of the two disorders. Characteristics that help differentiate frontal systems disorder from depression include: patients are apathetic rather than deeply depressed; personality changes are more dramatic than those that occur in depression; and insight and judgement are usually impaired.
额叶系统障碍很容易被误诊为抑郁症，因为患者可能表现出相似的症状。本文报告了两例病例，以说明这两种疾病令人困惑的特征。有助于区分额叶系统障碍和抑郁症的特征包括：患者表现为冷漠而非深度抑郁；人格改变比抑郁症中出现的更为显著；洞察力和判断力通常受损。
