常见老年精神障碍研究进展

Research progresson the common psychiatric disorder in the elderly

老年精神医学作为精神医学必不可少的一部分,已经逐渐从只关心年老体弱身心健康转变为老年脑科学研究的学科。由于疾病的发病机制复杂、治疗效果欠佳等问题,老年精神障碍的研究面临着巨大的挑战,急需更多创新有效的预防及治疗策略。现就常见的老年精神障碍在病理生理机制、治疗等方面的研究进展作一简要述评,以期引起更多同行关注老年精神障碍的研究。

Geriatric psychiatry,as an essential part of psychiatry,has gradually changed from only caring about the physical and mental health of the elderly to a subject of brain science for the elderly.Due to the complex pathogenesis and poor therapeutic effect,the research of psychiatric disorder in the elderly is faced with great challenges,and more innovative and effective prevention and treatment strategies are urgently needed.This paper briefly reviews the research progress in the pathophysiological mechanism and treatment of common psychiatric disorder in the elderly,hoping to draw more attention to the psychiatric disorder in the elderly.