Authors: Chen Liangmei, Wang Guodong, Dai Zunxiao
Objective: To analyze the basic situation of patients with mental illness who have the demand of combination of medical care and nursing services. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the disease types, course of disease, age and marital status of 600 inpatients in our hospital in recent 3 years. Results: In these patients, schizophrenia patients, 347 times, accounting for 57.8% of the total number of patients, followed by dementia patients, 154 times, accounting for 25.7%; Course of disease ≥30 years, 313 cases, accounting for 52.2% of the total number of patients, course of disease ≤10 years, 52 cases, accounting for 8.6%; Most patients were over 60 years old: 411 patients (68.5%); Under 60 years old: 189, or 31.5%; 130 patients were married, accounting for 21.7%, and most of them were single, accounting for 78.3%; Single people were divided into: 209 divorced cases, accounting for 34.8%; Widowed 104 (17.4%); 157 cases were unmarried, accounting for 26.1%. Conclusion: At present, the patients with mental disorders, chronic and elderly patients with schizophrenia, who have a long course of disease, are more single.
Key words: Geriatric mental disorde, combination of medical and care, schizophrenia.

Chen Liangmei, female, chief physician. Graduated from West China Medical University in June 1999; From September 2008 to June 2011, she received a master's degree in clinical psychology from the Fourth Military Medical University. Good at diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric diseases and psychological counseling, especially for schizophrenia, depression, geriatric disorders and other diseases have accumulated rich clinical experience. She has won the excellent paper award for many times and Xi'an 17th Natural Science Excellent Academic Paper third prize in 2018. Written a series of popular science books on mental health: Confused Old Man and Seeking Medical Treatment for Mental and Psychological Diseases; Translated and published Abnormal Psychology, a classic textbook of American original psychology. She is Xi'an city science and technology project evaluation expert database member, and Xi'an Health and Family Planning Commission senior title evaluation committee evaluation expert.