Focus on Geriatric Psychiatry: Schizophrenia in Later Life: Clinical Symptoms and Social Well-being

doi:10.1176/appi.ps.59.3.232

Psychiatr Serv 59:232-234, March 2008
doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.59.3.232
© 2008 American Psychiatric Association



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Focus on Geriatric Psychiatry: Schizophrenia in Later Life: Clinical Symptoms and Social Well-being

Carl I. Cohen, M.D., Ipsit Vahia, M.D., Pia Reyes, M.D., Shilpa Diwan, M.D., Azziza O. Bankole, M.D., Nikhil Palekar, M.D., Michelle Kehn, M.A. and Paul Ramirez, Ph.D.

The number of persons aged 55 and older with a diagnosis ofschizophrenia is projected to double over the next 20 years.A tripartite classification system of early-onset schizophrenia,late-onset schizophrenia, and very-late-onset schizophrenia-likepsychosis has been proposed. This column reviews recent findingson the outcome and associated features of clinical symptom andsocial well-being categories for older adults with early-onsetschizophrenia.

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