Journal article
Caregiver Report of Hallucinations and Paranoid Delusions in Elders Aged 70 or Older
International psychogeriatrics, Vol.13(2), pp.241-249
06/2001
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610201007621
PMID: 11495398
Abstract
This study examined the demographic, medical, and psychiatric correlates of hallucinations and paranoid delusions reported by proxy informants for 822 elders aged 70 or older. This sample comprised people who were deemed unable to complete a direct interview in a large nationwide study of aging. Marital status, trouble with vision, and cognitive impairment were associated with report of both paranoid delusions and hallucinations. Depressive symptoms and stroke were associated with hallucinations only. These results suggest that inadequate external stimulation in the elderly leads to psychotic experiences.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Caregiver Report of Hallucinations and Paranoid Delusions in Elders Aged 70 or Older
- Creators
- Carolyn L Turvey - Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USASusan K Schultz - Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USAStephan Arndt - Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USAVicki Ellingrod - College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USARobert Wallace - Department of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USARegula Herzog - Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International psychogeriatrics, Vol.13(2), pp.241-249
- DOI
- 10.1017/S1041610201007621
- PMID
- 11495398
- NLM abbreviation
- Int Psychogeriatr
- ISSN
- 1041-6102
- eISSN
- 1741-203X
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, UK
- Number of pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2001
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984003963102771
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