TY - JOUR T1 - Caregiver report of hallucinations and paranoid delusions in elders aged 70 or older. JF - Int Psychogeriatr Y1 - 2001 A1 - Carolyn L. Turvey A1 - Schultz, Susan K. A1 - Arndt, Stephan A1 - Ellingrod, Vicki A1 - Robert B Wallace A1 - A. Regula Herzog KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Aging KW - Caregivers KW - Cognition Disorders KW - Cohort Studies KW - Delusions KW - depression KW - Female KW - Follow-Up Studies KW - Hallucinations KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Marital Status KW - Paranoid Disorders KW - Risk Factors KW - Stroke KW - Surveys and Questionnaires KW - United States KW - Vision Disorders AB -

This study examined the demographic, medical, and psychiatric correlates of hallucinations and paranoid delusions reported by proxy informants for 822 elders aged 70 or older. This sample comprised people who were deemed unable to complete a direct interview in a large nationwide study of aging. Marital status, trouble with vision, and cognitive impairment were associated with report of both paranoid delusions and hallucinations. Depressive symptoms and stroke were associated with hallucinations only. These results suggest that inadequate external stimulation in the elderly leads to psychotic experiences.

PB - 13 VL - 13 IS - 2 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11495398?dopt=Abstract U4 - Caregivers/Dementia/Elderly ER -