Psychopathologic and functional outcome in the treatment of elderly inpatients with depressive disorders, dementia, delirium and psychoses
| Autor: | Nils Chr. Gulmann, Jens Kronborg Djernes, L Sørensen, Kirsten Abelskov, Søren Juul-Nielsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Psychosis medicine.medical_specialty Activities of daily living Denmark Geriatric Psychiatry Intelligence Borderline intellectual functioning Rating scale Activities of Daily Living medicine Dementia Humans Prospective Studies Psychiatry Gait Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Aged 80 and over Depressive Disorder business.industry Mental Disorders Delirium medicine.disease Hospitalization Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Treatment Outcome Psychotic Disorders Female Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom business Gerontology Psychopathology |
| Zdroj: | Sørensen, L U, Djernes, JK, Gulmann, N C, Juul-Nielsen, S & Abelskov, K 1998, ' Psychopathologic and functional outcome in the treatment of elderly inpatients with depressive disorders, dementia, delirium and psychosis ', International Psychogeriatrics . |
| ISSN: | 1041-6102 |
| Popis: | The objectives of this report were to investigate the functional implications and the possible rehabilitation potentials of dementia, delirium, and psychosis in elderly inpatients, compared with that in depression. During 1 year, all patients in a psychogeriatric university clinic were assessed on admission and at discharge with a selection of rating scales and diagnosed according to ICD-10 by consultants with no knowledge of the results of the ratings. All patients who had a principal diagnosis of major depression, dementia, delirium, or a psychosis are discussed. Ratings were made for psychopathology, behavioral disorders, depressive statements, intellectual functioning, activities of daily living, and gait. Depressive and delirious patients improved their status significantly (p ≤ .03) in all six assessments, and patients with dementia improved their psychopathology status (p = .002), but the other assessments were unchanged. Results from the small sample (n = 8) of psychotic patients were mainly inconclusive, but there was a tendency for improvement with respect to psychopathology and gait. |
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