Further Change in the Pattern of Mental Illness in the Elderly

The methods of Roth's 1948–49 Graylingwell study, previously applied to a Crichton cohort of elderly patients of the years 1974–76, were repeated in 1984–86. The results support the continuing validity of Roth's classification of mental illness in the elderly, but changes in the diagnostic...

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Published inBritish journal of psychiatry Vol. 157; no. 2; pp. 228 - 231
Main Authors Christie, Alex B., Wood, Eric R. M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.08.1990
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Alzheimer Disease - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Classification
Cohort Studies
Confusion - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dementia
Dementia - epidemiology
Dementia disorders
Dementia, Multi-Infarct - epidemiology
Female
Geriatrics
Humans
Incidence
Male
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Neurocognitive Disorders - epidemiology
Older people
Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology
Scotland - epidemiology
Scotland
Evolution
Senescence
Mental illness
Nosography
Classification
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Summary:The methods of Roth's 1948–49 Graylingwell study, previously applied to a Crichton cohort of elderly patients of the years 1974–76, were repeated in 1984–86. The results support the continuing validity of Roth's classification of mental illness in the elderly, but changes in the diagnostic distribution of the cohort, previously observed in the 1970s study, are further in evidence in the 1980s one. Admissions of dementia cases continued to increase both relatively and absolutely, while the trend of increasing survival in dementia also continued.
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ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.157.2.228