Prevalence of mental illness in an elderly community dwelling population using AGECAT
| Autor: | Brian A. Lawlor, Michael O'Doherty, Davis Coakley, Fergus O' Kelly, Irene Bruce, Gregory R.J. Swanwick, J. Bernard Walsh, Alicja Radic |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study business.industry Population Mental illness medicine.disease Diagnostic system Psychiatry and Mental health Neurotic Disorders History and Philosophy of Science Epidemiology Medicine business Psychiatry education Applied Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) |
| Zdroj: | Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. 11:157-159 |
| ISSN: | 2051-6967 0790-9667 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0790966700001695 |
| Popis: | Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of a range of mental disorders in an elderly community dwelling population in Dublin using AGECAT, a reliable and standardised computerised diagnostic system that has been previously validated in community epidemiological surveys.Methods: A total of 451 individuals over the age of 65 in a GP group practice were interviewed using AGECAT.Results: Approximately one in five subjects had a mental illness according to AGECAT criteria. The prevalence of depression was 13.1% and did not change appreciably with age. 5.5% of subjects met organic ‘case’ criteria, and the frequency of organic cases increased with age, approximating 15% in the over 80 year age group. Neurotic disorders occurred with very low frequency, representing 1.1% of the subjects tested.Conclusions: These findings have implications for mentalhealth services planning at a local level, and underscore the utility of AGECAT as a tool for comparative crosscultural epidemiological surveys. |
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