Living for illness: a case report of schizophrenia diagnosed at the age of 63.
Hidden psychiatric morbidity represents an important problem, one to two-thirds of serious cases receiving no treatment each year, often due to lack of awareness of illness. We present a case report of a patient diagnosed of schizophrenia whose first contact with the health system occurred at the age of 63 in extreme social circumstances.
Psychiatry Unit, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. drjimenez@fhalcorcon.es
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Jiménez Morón
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Zazo Carretero
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García Sánchez
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Arías Horcajadas
D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000523:psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*