TY - JOUR
T1 - Late-life mood disorders
AU - Burke, William J.
AU - Wengel, Steven P.
PY - 2003/11
Y1 - 2003/11
N2 - Mental disorders are not uncommon in late life. Although most psychiatric disorders occur less frequently in older populations compared with populations of younger adults, more than 10% of older adults have one or more psychiatric disorders. In addition, many older adults present with symptoms that do not meet the criteria for a specific disorder but nevertheless are clinically significant and affect quality of life. In this article the authors summarize the epidemiologic data for five psychiatric disorders and their subclinical forms: depression, anxiety, dementia, schizophrenia, and alcoholism. Also included is a discussion of risk factors and outcomes of these disorders.
AB - Mental disorders are not uncommon in late life. Although most psychiatric disorders occur less frequently in older populations compared with populations of younger adults, more than 10% of older adults have one or more psychiatric disorders. In addition, many older adults present with symptoms that do not meet the criteria for a specific disorder but nevertheless are clinically significant and affect quality of life. In this article the authors summarize the epidemiologic data for five psychiatric disorders and their subclinical forms: depression, anxiety, dementia, schizophrenia, and alcoholism. Also included is a discussion of risk factors and outcomes of these disorders.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0749-0690(03)00041-7
DO - 10.1016/S0749-0690(03)00041-7
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15024812
AN - SCOPUS:0344844418
SN - 0749-0690
VL - 19
SP - 777
EP - 797
JO - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
JF - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
IS - 4
ER -