Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry

노인정신의학

pISSN 1226-6329 / eISSN 2733-4600


노인정신의학

대한노인정신의학회 (13권1호 11-18)

Bipolar Disorder in the Elderly

노년기 양극성 장애

나경세(Kyoung-Sae Na);백종우(Jong-Woo Paik)

Abstract

Growing body of evidence has suggested that bipolar disorder in the elderly is important issue of mental health care. While older bipolar patients show different clinical features and response to treatment compared to younger patients, there are few studies focused on the older bipolar patients. Authors reviewed clinical features and treatment issues for bipolar disorder in the elderly.

Keywords

조울증,양극성장애,기분장애,치료, Bipolar disorder,Elderly,Mood disorder,Therapeutics