Autor: |
Gupta, Sanjay, Steinmeyer, Charles, Frank, Bradford, Lockwood, Kari, Lentz, Barbara, Schultz, Kay |
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American Journal of Psychiatry; Feb2003, Vol. 160 Issue 2, p383, 2p, 1 Chart |
Abstrakt: |
Objective: This cross-sectional study enrolled elderly patients with diagnoses of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Method: The 85 subjects were dichotomized into two groups on the basis of dwelling status: those living independently (N= 35) and those living in residential settings (N=50). The groups were compared with regard to scores on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS), the Geriatric Depression Scale and by age. Results: Patients living independently had significantly higher MMSE scores, lower SANS scores, more years of education, and were younger than the patients living in residential settings. Conclusions: These data suggest that although cognition, negative symptoms, and age are important discriminators with regard to dwelling status, cognition and negative symptoms appear to have the strongest impact. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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