International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

期刊简介：The rapidly increasing world population of aged people has led to a growing need to focus attention on the problems of mental disorder in late life. The aim of the Journal is to communicate the results of original research in the causes, treatment and care of all forms of mental disorder which affect the elderly. The Journal is of interest to psychiatrists, psychologists, social scientists, nurses and others engaged in therapeutic professions, together with general neurobiological researchers.The Journal provides an international perspective on the important issue of geriatric psychiatry, and contributions are published from countries throughout the world. Topics covered include epidemiology of mental disorders in old age, clinical aetiological research, post-mortem pathological and neurochemical studies, treatment trials and evaluation of geriatric psychiatry services.

【译文】全球老年人口数量的迅速增长导致了对关注晚年精神健康问题的需求日益增长。该期刊的目的是传达关于影响老年人的各种形式的精神疾病的原因、治疗和护理的原创研究成果。该期刊对精神科医生、心理学家、社会科学家、护士以及其他从事治疗职业的人士，以及一般神经生物学家都具有吸引力。该期刊提供了关于老年精神病学重要问题的国际视角，并发表了来自世界各地的贡献。涵盖的主题包括老年期精神疾病的流行病学、临床病因研究、尸检病理和神经化学研究、治疗试验以及老年精神病学服务的评估。