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Oosterwijk JA, Colon EJ. Psychiatric symptoms and age dependency. Acta Neuropsychiatr. 1990;2(3):55-60doi: 10.1017/S0924270800035092.
Oosterwijk, J. A., & Colon, E. J. (1990). Psychiatric symptoms and age dependency. Acta neuropsychiatrica, 2(3), 55-60. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0924270800035092
Oosterwijk, J A, and Colon, E J. "Psychiatric symptoms and age dependency." Acta neuropsychiatrica vol. 2,3 (1990): 55-60. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0924270800035092
Oosterwijk JA, Colon EJ. Psychiatric symptoms and age dependency. Acta Neuropsychiatr. 1990 Sep;2(3):55-60. doi: 10.1017/S0924270800035092. PMID: 26952028.
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Acta Neuropsychiatr. 1990 Sep;2(3):55-60. doi: 10.1017/S0924270800035092.

Psychiatric symptoms and age dependency.

Acta neuropsychiatrica

J A Oosterwijk, E J Colon

Affiliations

  1. wetenschappelijk assistent Deltaziekenhuis.
  2. opleider psychiatrie Deltaziekenhuis.

PMID: 26952028 DOI: 10.1017/S0924270800035092

Abstract

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.

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