Geriatric psychosis

This article reviews diagnostic and treatment issues which merit special consideration in the elderly psychotic patient. Psychoses are serious psychiatric disorders and can present in different forms in the elderly. The important ones include schizophrenia, psychosis in patients with dementia, psych...

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Published in:Psychiatric quarterly 1997, Vol.68 (3), p.247-260
Main Authors: Lacro, J P, Jeste, D V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age of Onset
Aged
Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
Delusions - diagnosis
Dementia - complications
Dementia - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Geriatric Psychiatry - methods
Humans
Psychosis
Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis
Psychotic Disorders - therapy
Schizophrenia - diagnosis
Schizophrenia - drug therapy
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Summary:This article reviews diagnostic and treatment issues which merit special consideration in the elderly psychotic patient. Psychoses are serious psychiatric disorders and can present in different forms in the elderly. The important ones include schizophrenia, psychosis in patients with dementia, psychosis in patients with depression and delusional disorder. Typical and atypical antipsychotic medications remain the treatment of choice for psychotic disorders but special considerations are warranted when prescribed to elderly patients. We have highlighted differences between younger and older adults in terms of clinical characteristics and treatment of psychotic disorders.
ISSN:0033-2720
1573-6709
DOI:10.1023/A:1025436207315