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老年抑郁症（Senile depression） Senile depression [summary] geriatric depression is a common mental illness in the elderly. The consequences of depression in the elderly are extremely serious and may even endanger life. Because depression is the result of chronic depression, it can easily lead to physical diseases such as myocardial infarction, hypertension, coronary heart disease and cancer. According to a survey of 250 cancer patients in the United States, 156 of them had experienced persistent emotional depression before the onset of intense mental stimulation. At the same time, depression is one of the most common causes of suicide. According to the study, the number of suicides was 1% in the first year of depression, while the rate of suicide was 15%. Therefore, the depression can not be easily seen. [] the incidence of depression is one of the most common mental disorders in old age, according to a report by the WHO, the seniledepression accounted for the population aged 7% to 10%, with somatic diseases of the elderly, the incidence rate of up to 50%. the main clinical manifestations of depression syndrome characteristics of the disease, with longer life expectancy and the incidence rate of senile disease gradually the elderly increased, the prevalence rate of depression increased, serious harm to the health of the elderly. [] the clinical manifestations of senile depression depression refers to mental disorder with ongoingdepression a situation characterized by emotional, mental illness is one of the most common in the elderly. Most of the depression after 60 years of age, while some people in young adults when the disease, but into the old age often increased or increased number of attacks. The main clinical manifestations of senile depression: depression, pain, depression, pessimism, self blame, and even suicidal tendencies or Dutch act behavior, decreased appetite, insomnia, wake up early. Senile depression has its particularity in symptoms, specifically, there a