Advances in the Conceptualization and Study of Schizophrenia in Later Life: 2019 Update

This article provides an overview of the advances in the conceptualization and study of schizophrenia in later life. Theoretic and clinical models in psychiatry and gerontology are integrated. Specifically, recovery is examined in the context of aging, how clinical dimensionality affects diagnoses in older adults, how various features of schizophrenia are implicated in models of accelerated and paradoxic aging, and how outcome in later life is a more dynamic and heterogeneous than assumed previously.

Source: Clinics in Geriatric Medicine - January 12, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carl I. Cohen, Ksenia Freeman, Dina Ghoneim, Aninditha Vengassery, Brian Ghezelaiagh, Michael M. Reinhardt Source Type: research