title: Late-life paranoid states: assessment and treatment.
abstract: Paranoid states are a frequent and often disturbing disorder in the elderly, but treatment potentials are often overlooked. Etiological factors are reviewed, with attention to differential diagnosis. Treatment issues, including the role of a therapeutic relationship, the impact on the person's social network and prognosis, are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011379:Prognosis; D012683:Sensory Deprivation; D012934:Social Isolation; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric; D013315:Stress, Psychological