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Psychiatric morbidity among the elderly in a primary care setting
— report from a survey in Sao Paulo | | Author(s) | Osvaldo P Almeida, Orestes V Forlenza, Nerieda K Costa Lima |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 7,, July 1997 |
| Pages | pp 728-736 |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Depression ; Paranoia ; Alcoholism ; Symptoms ; General practice ; Evaluation ; Brazil. |
| Annotation | In this study on prevalence of mental health problems in older people in Brazil, 351 patients aged over 60 were assessed over a 6 month period with the SQR-20 (a scale for detection of minor psychiatric problems), 4 questions on psychotic symptoms, AMTS (assessing cognitive functioning) and CAGE (assessing alcoholism); demographic variables were also recorded. 32% of subjects were considered 'cases', scoring more than 7 on SQR-20, or more than 1 on CAGE, or at least 1 on assessment of psychotic symptoms. There was a significant excess of women found to suffer from psychiatric problems. Cases were also more likely to illiterate, and to have a lower income. Depressive symptoms and tension were highly prevalent; somatic complaints and signs of inefficient functioning were also common. Cognitive deficit was associated with ageing, being illiterate, and having higher SQR-20 scores. Professional training for correct assessment and treatment of such mental health problems is suggested. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970807258 A |
| Classmark | E: ENR: ELP: ETA: CT: L5: 4C: 7W6 |
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