The Prevalence of Psychotic, Depressive and Anxiety Syndromes in Demented and Non-Demented 85-Year-Olds
I. Skoog
Bok Engelsk
Utgitt | I Skoog Gothenburg Univ Sahlgrens Hosp Dept
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Omfang | 7 s.
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Opplysninger | SUMMARY:One-month prevalence of mental symdromes in demented and non-demented subjects was studied in a representative sample of 85-year-olds living in Gothenburg, Sweden (N=494). All subjects were examined by a psychiatrist. Schizophreniform syndrome was significantly more common in subjects with Alzheimer's disease than in non-demented subjects (13%vs1%,p<0.001) and more common in severe dementia (p<0.01). Depressive syndromes were significantly more common in subjects with mild dementia than in non-demented subjects. It is hypothesized that the occurrence of mental syndromes in demented subjects may be related to structural and neurochemical brain changes.
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