环境暴露对老年抑郁症影响的研究进展

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2025.01.004

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Abstract: Geriatric depression belongs to a type of geriatric syndrome. With the progress of the global population aging, geriatric depression has become a major public health problem. Environmental exposures, including air pollution, noise, heavy metals and pesticides, have been considered as potential preventable risk factors for depression in the elderly adults. This artical aims to review the latest research results and to explore how these environmental factors affect geriatric depression.

Key words: geriatric depression, environmental exposure, molecular mechanisms

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R 749.4

YANG Na, HU Zhongyi, GAO Yang. Effects of environmental exposure on geriatric depression[J]. Practical Geriatrics, 2025, 39(1): 12-16.

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