정신과에 의뢰된 노인환자의 임상적 특성

• 영문명: Clinical Features of Elderly Patients Referred to Neuropsychiatric Department
• 발행기관: 대한노인정신의학회
• 저자명: 김성재(Sung Jae Kim) 연병길(Byeong Kil Yeon) 홍나래(Na Rei Hong) 류성곤(Sung Gon Ryu) 한창환(Chang Hwan Han)
• 간행물 정보: 『노인정신의학』노인정신의학 제8권 제2호, 133~141쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2004.12.30

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Objective：As the geriatric admission and geropsychiatric consultation increase, more study was needed about geropsychiatric consultation. This comparative study investigates the character of geropsychiatric consultation in general hospital. Method：We compared 22 young patients (25.age<45) with 55 elderly patients (.65) who are consulted to neuropsychiatry department for the first time for 3 months (2004. 1. 1-2004. 3. 31) in Kang-Dong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University. Data on patterns of consultation, demography, psychiatric and physical illness were collected and analyzed. Result：1) The rate of psychiatric consultations for elderly patients was 6.2%, and this rate was much higher than 1.9% of young patients. 2) There were no significant difference in referral department between the elderly group and the control group, and internal medicine was the most common referral department in both groups. 3) The main reasons of consultations were alcohol related problems and psychiatric follow up in order in control group, but sleep disturbance and disorientation in order in elderly group. 4) In elderly group, the most frequent psychiatric diagnoses made by consultants were organic brain disorder such as dementia and delirium, but in control group, they were functional psychiatric disorder such as alcohol related disorder and psychosis. 5) Psychotropic drug and follow-up consultation were two most frequent recommendations from consultants in both group. But recommendations for psychotherapy and psychosocial management were rare in both groups. 6) There were significant difference only in psychiatric transfer among compliance for psychiatric consultation between the elderly group and the control group. Compliance for recommendations were low in both groups. 7) In both group, only one follow up consultation was done. And OPD follow up after discharge was rare in both groups. Conclusion：Elderly patients need more psychiatric consultations than younger patients and has different characteristics in pattern of consultations. Further studies are warranted on geropsychiatric consultation in Korea.

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노인 정신과 자문 정신과 자문 노인환자 수면장애 지남력장애 Geropsychiatric consultation Psychiatric consultation Elderly patients Sleep disturbance Disorientation