@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology and mental illness in old age",
journal="BJPsych advances",
year="2020",
author="Lilford, P. and Hughes, J.C.",
volume="26",
number="2",
pages="92-103",
abstract="This is an overview of epidemiology relevant to mental health problems in old age. We start by reviewing some basic terminology: the definitions of prevalence and incidence; the difference between descriptive and analytical epidemiology; the differences between study designs, including cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies. We then cover the main epidemiological features of the major psychiatric diseases that affect older people (dementia and its different types, depression, late-onset schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, delirium, anxiety-related disorders, eating disorders, alcohol and substance misuse, personality disorders) and suicide. We end with some descriptive statistics regarding quality of life in older people. Copyright © 2020 The Royal College of Psychiatrists.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2056-4678",
doi="10.1192/bja.2019.56",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bja.2019.56"
}