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Schizophrenia in Old Age (Late Paraphrenia)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Peter S. Grahame
Peter S. Grahame*
Affiliation:
Severalls Hospital, Boxted Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5HG
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Summary

Late paraphrenia is the form of expression of schizophrenia in old age. Twenty five patients diagnosed as suffering from the condition were studied, and their symptoms compared with the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia of Spitzer et al (1975), the Catego system (Wing et al, 1974), Carpenter et al (1973a) and Langfeldt (1960). The study confirms late paraphrenia as one of the schizophrenias, and discusses differences with previous studies.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 145 , Issue 5 , November 1984 , pp. 493 - 495
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Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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