Abstract
SummaryA classificatory system for mental disorders in the elderly proposed by Roth in 1955 was examined in a comtemporary population. Ninety per cent of patients could be allocated to the five psychosyndromes originally defined. Examination of outcome in the present sample, at six months and two years, showed important differences. The outlook for patients with paranoid psychoses showed an improvement though for those with affective illness (at 2 years) there was little change. Of special importance was the increased long-term survival of very elderly female patients with senile dementia. This, in conjunction with the general rise in admissions for mental disorders in the aged over the past 25 years, has considerable implications for the future development of psychiatric services for the elderly mentally ill.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
Reference8 articles.
1. Old age mental disorders in Newcastle upon Tyne, Part I;Kay;British Journal of Psychiatry,1964
2. Changing Patterns in Mental Illness in the Elderly
Cited by
104 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献