First-episode mania in late life

Among 14 elderly patients (mean age = 74.6 years) with first-episode mania who were followed for 3 to 10 years, men had a higher risk of mortality. Compared to 36 elderly patients with multiple episodes of mania, patients with first-episode mania were twice as likely to have a comorbid neurological...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of psychiatry 1994-01, Vol.151 (1), p.130-132
Hauptverfasser:	TOHEN, M, SHULMAN, K. I, SATLIN, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age of Onset Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis Bipolar Disorder - epidemiology Bipolar Disorder - mortality Central Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis Central Nervous System Diseases - epidemiology Central Nervous System Diseases - mortality Cohort Studies Comorbidity Elderly people Female Follow-Up Studies Geriatrics Humans Late age of onset Male Mania Manic depression Medical sciences Neurological disorders Older people Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Retrospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:	Among 14 elderly patients (mean age = 74.6 years) with first-episode mania who were followed for 3 to 10 years, men had a higher risk of mortality. Compared to 36 elderly patients with multiple episodes of mania, patients with first-episode mania were twice as likely to have a comorbid neurological disorder (71% [N = 10] versus 28% [N = 10]). Mania in the elderly appears to be a heterogeneous disorder.
ISSN:	0002-953X 1535-7228
DOI:	10.1176/ajp.151.1.130