Late-onset psychosis with somatic delusions.
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Late-onset psychosis with somatic delusions. / Rockwell, E; Krüll, Andreas; Dimsdale, J; Jeste, D V.
In: PSYCHOSOMATICS, Vol. 35, No. 1, 1, 1994, p. 66-72.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Late-onset psychosis with somatic delusions.
AU - Rockwell, E
AU - Krüll, Andreas
AU - Dimsdale, J
AU - Jeste, D V
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - The authors studied 10 patients who had late-onset psychosis with somatic delusions and 2 comparison groups similar in age and education: 9 late-onset psychosis patients without somatic delusions and 10 normal control subjects. Demographic, clinical, and neuropsychological data were obtained. Brain magnetic resonance imaging was also done and compared. The patients with somatic delusions were somewhat more likely to be women, have been ill longer, and meet DSM-III-R criteria for delusional disorder, compared with late-onset psychotic patients without somatic delusions. Patients with somatic delusions also had lower scores on a full-scale IQ test, compared with the normal comparison subjects. The patients with somatic delusions rarely benefitted from and poorly complied with treatment with psychotropics. The study's limitations, such as small sample size and heterogeneity of diagnosis, as well as the possible clinical implications of these findings are also discussed.
AB - The authors studied 10 patients who had late-onset psychosis with somatic delusions and 2 comparison groups similar in age and education: 9 late-onset psychosis patients without somatic delusions and 10 normal control subjects. Demographic, clinical, and neuropsychological data were obtained. Brain magnetic resonance imaging was also done and compared. The patients with somatic delusions were somewhat more likely to be women, have been ill longer, and meet DSM-III-R criteria for delusional disorder, compared with late-onset psychotic patients without somatic delusions. Patients with somatic delusions also had lower scores on a full-scale IQ test, compared with the normal comparison subjects. The patients with somatic delusions rarely benefitted from and poorly complied with treatment with psychotropics. The study's limitations, such as small sample size and heterogeneity of diagnosis, as well as the possible clinical implications of these findings are also discussed.
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Aged
KW - Female
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
KW - Age of Onset
KW - Delusions/complications/diagnosis
KW - Psychophysiologic Disorders/complications/diagnosis
KW - Psychotic Disorders/complications/diagnosis
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Aged
KW - Female
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
KW - Age of Onset
KW - Delusions/complications/diagnosis
KW - Psychophysiologic Disorders/complications/diagnosis
KW - Psychotic Disorders/complications/diagnosis
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 35
SP - 66
EP - 72
JO - PSYCHOSOMATICS
JF - PSYCHOSOMATICS
SN - 0033-3182
IS - 1
M1 - 1
ER -