The same classification of disorders with psychotic symptoms in adults may be used for older adults. Primary psychotic symptoms exist in persistent psychotic disorders (schizophrenia, delusional disorder, and schizoaffective disorder), acute psychotic disorder, and personality disorders (paranoid, schizoid...
in the late teens to mid-20s. Although rare, children can also experience it, often as a symptom of a non-psychotic disorder. While young people are most at risk of developing psychotic symptoms, older adults may also have a psychotic episode as a result of injury or neurolog...
and few safe and effective treatments are available. However, new approaches to symptom assessment and treatment are beginning to drive the field forward. New nosological perspectives have been provided by incorporating the emergence of psychotic symptoms in older adults — even in advance of dementia...
1.a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality. 2.any severe form of mental disorder, as schizophrenia or paranoia. [1840–50] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005...
Nearly 80% of people living with the illness present episodic or constant psychotic symptoms during their life (Kahn et al., 2015; van Os and Kapur, 2009). In an effort of social justice and of sound planning, governmental health boards have every interest in better identifying the factors ...
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Psychotic symptoms in subjects with Alzheimer disease (AD with psychosis, AD+P) define a phenotype characterized by greater cognitive burden than in AD without psychosis. We have proposed that genes of small effect may contribute to the risk for expressi
Psychosis in the elderly represents a frequent and challenging feature, with a prevalence of psychotic symptoms that may reach 10–63% in the hospitalized population. However, both the diagnosis and the treatment of psychotic symptoms in the elder population may present many problems. In the present...
Psychotic symptoms are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and are associated with poorer quality of life and increased caregiver burden. PD psychosis is correlated with several factors, such as more advanced disease, cognitive impairment, depression, and sleep disorders. The underlying causes of psy...