Age at onset and number of psychotic symptoms in bipolar I and schizoaffective disorder.
The authors rated 71 bipolar I patients on the basis of the number of different psychotic symptoms experienced during the course of their illness. Patients who became ill at a young age had significantly higher scores than patients with a later onset.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology