香港抑郁症治疗概况(英文)

Management of depressive disorders in Hong Kong

在香港抑郁症是较为普遍,病人可以适当地被曾受训处理抑郁症的家庭医生所医治,而严重者则需要接受精神专科治疗。但是共病性疾病及躁狂抑郁症仍然被忽略。虽然现今有很多种类的抗抑郁药,但因价格昂贵而未能普遍使用,在公营医疗服务中,情况更甚。

Depressive disorders are relatively common in Hong Kong, and primary care doctors are trained to manage depressed patients appropriately,while more complicated cases are treated by specialists. Nevertheless, comorbid disorders and bipolar disorders are still relatively neglected. A wide variety of antidepressants are now available, but their usage has been limited by their costs, especially in the public medical service.