| ARTICLE |
|
|
|
|
|
| Year : 1996 | Volume
: 38
| Issue : 3 | Page : 178-181 |
Psychogeriatric Patients - A Sociodemographic and Clinical Profile
K. M. R Prasad1, KN Sreenivas2, MV Ashok3, D Bagchi4
1 Senior Resident, Department of psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore - 560 029, India
2 Formerly Additional Professor, Department of psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore - 560 029, India
3 Formerly senior resident, Department of psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore - 560 029, India
4 Formerly junior resident, Department of psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bangalore - 560 029, India
Correspondence Address:
K. M. R Prasad
C/O Dr. Janardhan Reddy, Y.C. No. 37, Type IV, Block II, BRC Campus, NIMHANS Quarters, Bangalore, 560 02
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 21584127 
This retrospective study aimed to explore the sociodemographic and clinial profile of patients aged 60 years and above attending the psychiatric services of NIMHANS. Two hundred and sixty-five such patients utilized the services during one year. Preliminary analysis of the data revealed that nearly three-fourths of the patients were between 60 and 69 years of age. The family support was adequate for most of the patients. Psychoses made up two-thirds of the sample (nonorganic psychoses = 43% and organic psychoses = 22%). The difference in the distribution of organic and nonorganic psychoses between the two sexes was significant (p=0.01485); men had significantly more organic psychoses than women and the latter had more nonorganic psychoses than the former. It was found that about 70% of the sample had associated physical disorders. The implications are discussed.
[PDF]*
|
