The factors associated with the presence of psychotic symptoms in the HELIAD Greek community study of older adults.
Helen-Maria VasiliadisRossetos GournellisVasiliki EfstathiouNikos StefanisMary H KosmidisMary YannakouliaEfthimios DardiotisGeorgios HadjigeorgiouParaskevi SakkaEva NtanasiIoanna PachiLeonidas StefanisNikolaos ScarmeasPublished in: Aging & mental health (2021)
Psychotic symptoms unrelated to dementia constitute a considerable mental health problem in old age. Paranoid delusions were the most prevalent. Socio-economic and health status factors are significant predictors of psychotic symptoms.