丧亲和损失:了解老年人的悲伤
Kirsten Werner1, Jeannette Y Wick1
1University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
The Senior care pharmacist
|February 21, 2024
概括
老年人可能会患上长期悲伤障碍,这种情况需要临床关注和支持. 药剂师可以在识别和协助这些患者方面发挥作用.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 临床药房 临床药房
背景情况:
- 悲伤是人类共同的经历,往往会随着时间的推移而消失.
- 老年人患长期悲伤障碍的风险更高,原因是预期寿命增加和潜在的损失.
- 区分长期悲伤障碍与主要抑郁障碍对于适当的临床管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在老年人中审查悲伤和长期悲伤障碍的特征.
- 突出药剂师在支持长期悲伤的老年人方面的潜在作用.
- 强调需要对长期悲伤障碍和严重抑郁障碍进行临床区分.
主要方法:
- 审查现有的关于悲伤,丧亲和哀悼的文学.
- 讨论库布勒-罗斯悲伤模型的讨论.
- 对老年人长期悲伤障碍症状的潜在临床和药理干预措施的分析.
主要成果:
- 长期的悲伤障碍可以表现为老年人的抑郁,焦虑和睡眠障碍等症状.
- 长期悲伤的老年人通常需要药物治疗和大量支持,以防止孤立和衰退.
- 初步数据表明,长期悲伤的老年患者经常与药房互动,需要药物.
结论:
- 经历长期悲伤障碍的老年人需要专门的临床照顾和支持系统.
- 药剂师是识别和帮助长期悲伤的老年人的一个可访问的接触点.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索药剂师在治疗老年人的长期悲伤障碍方面的具体机会.
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