Psychotic symptoms in the elderly: A prospective study in a population sample

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 484-492

  Henderson, A S ^a   Korten, A E ^a   Levings, C ^a   Jorm, A F ^a   Christensen, H ^a   Jacomb, P A ^a   Rodgers, B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community surveys; Elderly; Longitudinal studies; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE AND RELATED PHENOMENA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HALLUCINATIONS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031872254     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199807)13:7<484::AID-GPS808>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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