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Psychiatric symptoms and age dependency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

J.A.C. Oosterwijk and
E.J. Colon
J.A.C. Oosterwijk
Affiliation:
wetenschappelijk assistent Deltaziekenhuis
E.J. Colon*
Affiliation:
opleider psychiatrie Deltaziekenhuis
*
Deltaziekenhuis der gemeente Rotterdam, Albrandswaardsedijk 74, 3172 AA Poortugaal
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Summary

The growing populations of the elderly is frequently regarded as a homogeneous entity. In this retrospective study 140 patients above 60 years, first admitted to a psychiatric hospital, were screened for individual psychiatric symptoms. This was done according to the D.S.M.-III-R criteria and with the european ADMP-IV scoring system.

As expected dementia and related disorders are characteristic of the “older” categories, depressieve disorders were seen more frequently in the “younger” categories. Screening the elderly for psychiatric symptoms also shows differentiation within the group of the older patients.

Symptoms related to dementia increase in frequency, also increasing are e.g. visual hallucinations. A decrease was found for hypochondriasis and phobia. So, the group patients above 60 years is clearly heterogeneous.

Keywords

AMDPgerontopsychiatrieage-dependencydementiadepressionADMPgerontopsychiatrieleeftijdsafhankelijkheiddementiedepressie

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Research Article
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Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , September 1990, pp. 55 - 60
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Copyright © Scandinavian College of Neuropsychopharmacology 1990

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