Article
[Delirious states in elderly persons. Clinical characteristics].
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 10 May 2003
Pancrazi M P, Métais P
Abstract excerpt
EXTENSIVE HETEROGENEITY: The nosology of delusional disorders in the elderly is still debatable. The nosology varies greatly from that of the younger adults. It is heterogeneous because of the age at onset of the symptomatology, etiology and behavioural consequences (agitation, aggressiveness) of the delusion. TWO DISTINCT CONTEXTS: We can distinguish between the long term, old, psychoses and the delusions having...
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