Delusional jealousy in Chinese elderly psychiatric patients.
Studies on the delusion of jealousy are scanty, especially in the elderly population. This study is a retrospective case note study investigating the prevalence of delusions of jealousy in an elderly psychiatric population in Hong Kong. A total of 349 patients were surveyed and five had delusions of jealousy. This gives an overall prevalence of 1.4%, which shows that delusions of jealousy in the elderly are more common than one would expect. There is a predominance among female patients, and the most common psychiatric diagnosis of these patients is delusional disorder.
Chiu
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Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003702:Delusions / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007578:Jealousy; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*