采用对照研究方法 ,对敬老院内与社会闲散的正常老年人进行 SCL— 90测试 ,结果发现 ,在躯体化、强迫性症状、焦虑、敌对和精神病性等因子得分 ,敬老院老年组明显低于社会老年组。人际关系敏感、抑郁、恐怖、偏执等因子得分 ,两者无统计学意义。提示敬老院对老年躯体方面进行初级保健外 ,在改善心理健康方面起了积极作用 ,但仍需加强心理卫生保健工作 The results of SCL-90 test showed that the scores of somatization, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, hostility and psychosis were significantly lower in old people’s homes than those in old people group. Interpersonal sensitivity, depression, terror, paranoid and other factors score, both no statistical significance. It is suggested that nursing home plays a positive role in improving mental health in addition to primary health care in the elderly, but mental health care still needs to be strengthened