Characteristics of auditory hallucinations and associated factors in older adults with schizophrenia

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 442-449

  Cohen, Carl I ^a   Izediuno, Ifeanyi ^b   Yadack, Audra M ^b   Ghosh, Biswarup ^b   Garrett, Michael ^b  

^a Division of Geriatric Psychiatry   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory hallucinations; Depression; Elderly; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; VOICE; AGING; COMPLICATION; DELUSIONS; DEVICES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HALLUCINATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGING; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84901388440     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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