老年期抑郁症与老年心理保健

Old People's Depression and Their Psychologi cal Hygiene

老年期抑郁症是一种老年功能性精神疾病，忧虑状态是老年人常见的情绪反应，这种反应使老年人情绪低落、沮丧、痛苦，在此基础上可产生悲观情绪、厌世情绪及自责自罪心理，甚至产生自杀行为。为了提高老年人的精神健康水平，老年朋友要注意心理方面的自我调整与心理保健，同时社会、家庭也应对老年人给予大力的支持与协调，使老年人能够拥有一份健康与快乐。

Old people's depression is a functional mental disease.Anxiey is a common emotional state which makes old people depres sed and miserable.Such an emotional state can lead to their pessimism,world wea riness,self blaming and even committing suicide.To improve their psychological health,old people should pay attention to self adjustment of psychology and psyc hological hygiene.Meanwhile,society and family members should give their support to old people so that they can live a healthy and happy life.