TY - JOUR
T1 - Patients with very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis
T2 - A follow-up study
AU - Mazeh, Doron
AU - Zemishlani, Channa
AU - Aizenberg, Dov
AU - Barak, Yoram
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - Objective: The topic of course and outcome of very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOSLP) has not received the research attention it deserves. The aim of this study was to evaluate the course of clinical symptoms and functional status of patients with VLOSLP in comparison with patients with life-long schizophrenia. Methods: Telephone interviews were conducted on primary caregivers of 21 patients with VLOSLP who had recently been released from inpatient care. Their treating staff evaluated 21 schizophrenia inpatients according to the same criteria. Results: The majority of patients with VLOSLP did not present cognitive and functional deterioration. On the other hand, 8 of the 19 patients in the elderly schizophrenia group had some functional decline; 3 of those 8 patients seemed to have some cognitive decline, as well. Conclusions: The results suggest that the VLOSLP patients present stable cognitive and everyday functioning, as compared with chronically institutionalized elderly patients with schizophrenia.
AB - Objective: The topic of course and outcome of very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOSLP) has not received the research attention it deserves. The aim of this study was to evaluate the course of clinical symptoms and functional status of patients with VLOSLP in comparison with patients with life-long schizophrenia. Methods: Telephone interviews were conducted on primary caregivers of 21 patients with VLOSLP who had recently been released from inpatient care. Their treating staff evaluated 21 schizophrenia inpatients according to the same criteria. Results: The majority of patients with VLOSLP did not present cognitive and functional deterioration. On the other hand, 8 of the 19 patients in the elderly schizophrenia group had some functional decline; 3 of those 8 patients seemed to have some cognitive decline, as well. Conclusions: The results suggest that the VLOSLP patients present stable cognitive and everyday functioning, as compared with chronically institutionalized elderly patients with schizophrenia.
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U2 - 10.1097/00019442-200505000-00011
DO - 10.1097/00019442-200505000-00011
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AN - SCOPUS:18144406576
SN - 1064-7481
VL - 13
SP - 417
EP - 419
JO - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
IS - 5
ER -