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Gierz M, Sewell DD, Kramer R, et al. Psychotic vs. Nonpsychotic Depression in Older Patients. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012;3(1):75-80doi: 10.1097/00019442-199524310-00010.
Gierz, M., Sewell, D. D., Kramer, R., Gillin, J. C., & Jeste, D. V. (1995). Psychotic vs. Nonpsychotic Depression in Older Patients. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 3(1), 75-80. https://doi.org/10.1097/00019442-199524310-00010
Gierz, Monika, et al. "Psychotic vs. Nonpsychotic Depression in Older Patients." The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry vol. 3,1 (1995): 75-80. doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/00019442-199524310-00010
Gierz M, Sewell DD, Kramer R, Gillin JC, Jeste DV. Psychotic vs. Nonpsychotic Depression in Older Patients. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1995 Winter;3(1):75-80. doi: 10.1097/00019442-199524310-00010. Epub 2012 Aug 08. PMID: 28530962.
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Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1995 Winter;3(1):75-80. doi: 10.1097/00019442-199524310-00010. Epub 2012 Aug 08.

Psychotic vs. Nonpsychotic Depression in Older Patients.

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

Monika Gierz, Daniel D Sewell, Rena Kramer, J Christian Gillin, Dilip V Jeste

Affiliations

  1. Psychiatry Service (V-116A), San Diego VA Medical Center, San Diego, CA.

PMID: 28530962 DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199524310-00010

Abstract

The authors analyzed data from 42 inpatients age 55 or older with major depression. Ten patients had psychotic depression, and 32 had nonpsychotic depression. There were no significant differences between the two groups in mean age at onset of depression, proportion of patients with previous episodes of depression, frequency of suicidal ideation, or number of family members with serious psychiatric illnesses. Patients with psychotic depression had greater severity of depression and more severe overall psychopathology at admission than the nonpsychotic group. Neuroleptics were used in a majority of the psychotic patients but in none of the nonpsychotic patients, whereas antidepressant use was similar. By the time of discharge, the two groups did not differ in severity of symptoms.

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