{"title":"Late life psychosis: assessment and general treatment strategies.","authors":"Hani Raoul Khouzam, Robert Emes","doi":"10.1007/s12019-007-0016-y","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the increased number of elderly patients suffering from mental illness, an increased incidence of psychiatric conditions including psychotic disorders is also expected. When psychosis occurs in the elderly, its assessment and treatment may pose a challenge for primary care clinicians and caregivers. This article will review the assessment and treatment of late life psychosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":75729,"journal":{"name":"Comprehensive therapy","volume":"33 3","pages":"127-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s12019-007-0016-y","citationCount":"14","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Comprehensive therapy","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12019-007-0016-y","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
With the increased number of elderly patients suffering from mental illness, an increased incidence of psychiatric conditions including psychotic disorders is also expected. When psychosis occurs in the elderly, its assessment and treatment may pose a challenge for primary care clinicians and caregivers. This article will review the assessment and treatment of late life psychosis.