Delusions of Japanese patients with Alzheimer's disease
Autor: | Kenjiro Komori, Akihiko Nebu, Kazuhiko Hokoishi, Kazue Shigenobu, Naruhiko Maki, Ryuji Fukuhara, Michie Nomura, Hirotaka Tanabe, Manabu Ikeda |
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Rok vydání: | 2003 |
Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Hallucinations Disease Delusions Degenerative disease Cognition Sex Factors Delusion Japan Sex factors Alzheimer Disease medicine Dementia Humans Psychiatry Psychomotor Agitation Aged medicine.disease Neuropsychiatric inventory humanities Psychiatry and Mental health Regression Analysis Female Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom Alzheimer's disease Psychology |
Zdroj: | International journal of geriatric psychiatry. 18(6) |
ISSN: | 0885-6230 |
Popis: | Background Delusions constitute one of the most prominent psychiatric complications in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, there is little consensus of the prevalence and associated factors for delusions in AD. Aims To reveal the characteristics of delusions among Japanese patients with AD. Method 112 consecutive patients with AD were recruited over a one year period and administered the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Results Delusions were present in 53 patients (47.3%). Delusions of theft were the most common type of delusion (75.5% of patients with delusions), followed by misidentification delusions and delusions of suspicion. More hallucination, agitation, and female gender were found in the delusions group. Conclusions The authors found a high frequency of delusions, particularly of delusions of theft and suggested that gender was associated with the expression of delusions in Japanese patients with AD. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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