The prevalence of psychotic symptoms and paranoid ideation in non-demented population samples aged 70-82 years

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1413-1419

  Sigström, Robert ^a   Skoog, Ingmar ^a   Sacuiu, Simona ^a   Karlsson, Björn ^a   Klenfeldt, Isak Fredén ^a   Waern, Margda ^a   Gustafson, Deborah ^a,b   Östling, Svante ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; Population study; Prevalence; Psychosis; Psychotic symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARANOIA; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SWEDEN;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PARANOID DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 73249115511     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2278     Document Type: Article

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