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Psychotic late-life depression
— a 376 case study | | Author(s) | Franco Benazzi |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 11, no 3, September 1999 |
| Pages | pp 325-332 |
| Keywords | Psychotic depression ; Age groups [elderly] ; Italy. |
| Annotation | The aim of this Italian report was to study clinical differences between psychotic late-life depression and psychotic depression in younger patients, and to determine whether differences were age-related or specific to psychotic late-life depression. 376 consecutive outpatients presenting for treatment of unipolar or bipolar depression (with or without psychotic features) were assessed by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, the Montgomery and Asberg Depression Rating Scale, and the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale. Results showed that psychotic late-life (50 years or more) depression, versus psychotic depression in younger patients, was associated with significantly higher age at study entry/onset, longer duration, and lower comorbidity. Psychotic depression versus non-psychotic late-life depression, in late-life and in younger patients, was associated with bipolar I disorder, and fewer patients with unipolar disorder. Findings were related to psychosis or to age, and not to specific features of psychotic late-life depression. These results support a unitary view of psychotic depression. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000127216 A |
| Classmark | ELB: BB: 76V |
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