Is the prevalence of psychosis in the very old decreasing? A comparison of 85-year-olds born 22 years apart.

Svante ÖstlingKristoffer BäckmanRobert SigströmIngmar Skoog

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2019)

The prevalence of psychotic symptoms decreased between 1986 to 1987 and 2008 to 2010 among 85-years-olds without dementia. These symptoms were associated with broad psychopathology, worse performance in cognitive testing, and with disability of daily life in both cohorts.

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