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Persecutory symptoms and perceptual disturbance in a community sample of older people — the Islington study
Author(s)	G Livingston, G Kitchen, M Manela
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 5, May 2001
Pages	pp 462-468
Keywords	Paranoia ; Perception disorders ; Delusion ; Living in the community ; Cross sectional surveys ; Islington.
Annotation	720 over 65s were interviewed in their own homes in a range of Enumeration Districts in Islington, north London. Psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses were elicited using the shortened version of the comprehensive assessment and referral evaluation (Short-CARE). 28 (3.9%) participants scored positively on the paranoid symptoms and perceptual disturbance (PPD) sub-scales of the Geriatric Mental State Schedule (GMS). Independent predictors of PPD were dementia, drinking alcohol in the last 6 months, drinking alcohol to help sleep, subjective memory loss, and uncorrected visual impairment. There is a relatively high prevalence of PPD in older people living in the community. This is not associated with higher use of services, despite the increased needs. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010625202 A
Classmark	ELP: EE: EDD: K4: 3KB: 82LK
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