title: Incidence of dementia and other psychiatric conditions in the elderly: Zaragoza Study.
abstract: A prevalence study of dementia and other psychiatric disturbances in the geriatric population of Zaragoza, Spain, has been completed. Our group is now planning an incidence study. The design comprises a baseline study (cross-sectional study of prevalence) and a follow-up 2 years later of the cohort of non-demented elderly. Both studies have two phases: the first one for screening, and the second one for the clinical diagnosis. We use the Spanish versions of the Geriatric Mental State GMS-AGECAT package, the History and Aetiology Schedule (HAS) and the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) as screening instruments. For the final diagnosis, a full protocol will be used, and the demented cases will be diagnosed according to DSM-IIIR, ICD-10 and Project Criteria. A case-control study of incident cases of dementia will be incorporated into the follow-up. Other methodological issues are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina y Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Clínico Universitario de Zaragoza, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marcos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morales
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology