TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Epidemiology and mental illness in old age
JO  - BJPsych advances
A1  - Lilford, P.
A1  - Hughes, J.C.
SP  - 92
EP  - 103
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2056-4678
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bja.2019.56
ID  - ref1
ER  -