Prevalence of the Major Mental Disorders among the Korean Elderly
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 1-10, 2011.
Article
Dans Anglais
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-137408
ABSTRACT
With a rapidly aging society, geriatric mental health is emerging as important public health concern. Despite the short history of psychiatric epidemiology in Korea, recently, epidemiologic data regarding geriatric psychiatric problems has started to accumulate. In the current study, we reviewed epidemiological findings regarding geriatric mental health in Korea. It was found that up to 10% of the elderly suffer from dementia, and 10% to 20% from depressive disorder. Further, prevalence estimates of Alzheimer's disease ranged from 4.2% to 9.0%, and vascular dementia from 1.0% to 4.8%. Annual incidence rates for Alzheimer's were 2.7% to 3.4% whereas that for vascular dementia was found to be as low as 0.3%. The prevalence of major depressive disorder was 4.2% to 9.1%, while that of clinically significant depressive symptom was between 9.1% and 33.0%. Finally, those with alcohol use disorders were found to comprise up to 13.6% of elderly population and additionally, 22% to 58% of the elderly were found to have sleep difficulties. Thus major mental disorders are already prevalent among the Korean elderly and are likely to increase rapidly.
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Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Démence vasculaire
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Prévalence
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Facteurs de risque
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Démence
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Trouble dépressif
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République de Corée
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Maladie d'Alzheimer
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Troubles mentaux
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Etude d'étiologie
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Étude de prévalence
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Adulte très âgé
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Aged80
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Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Année:
2011
Type:
Article
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