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Service contact and psychopathology in very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis: the effects of gender and ethnicity

✍ Scribed by S. Reeves; R. Stewart; R. Howard

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
70 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Background

Epidemiological data on very‐late‐onset (>60 years) schizophrenia‐like psychosis (SLP) are scarce. There are only two published follow‐up studies.

Objective

To examine the associations of gender and ethnicity with health service contact and psychopathology in SLP.

Method

We identified all new referrals of SLP to the Maudsley hospital between 1995–2000. Demographic details and information on the course of the illness were obtained from case notes. Those patients who agreed to take part were seen at home and assessed with respect to psychopathology and neurological side effects.

Results

The median duration of illness at the time of assessment was 3 years (range 1–6 years). Male patients were more likely to be admitted to hospital compulsorily and to be lost to follow‐up than female patients. Caribbean‐born patients were more likely to refuse to take part than British‐born patients. Of the 26 (48%) patients who were interviewed, 38% were experiencing paranoid symptoms, 94% of patients receiving medication were in regular contact with a community psychiatric nurse (CPN). Treatment response was dose related and was not increased by the use of a depot.

Conclusion

The effects of gender and ethnicity on outcome need to be further investigated through larger studies. High loss to follow‐up amongst male patients may be indicative of a poor prognosis. Regular contact with a CPN may be more important than the use of a depot in maintaining treatment response. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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