[Diagnosis and therapy of paranoid syndromes in the elderly].
Paranoid syndromes in the elderly are nosologically unspecific. Delusional disorder is characterized by the presence of delusions, typically persecutory, commonly in their homes. Frequent risk factors are discriminating, insulting or threatening life events, social isolation as well as sensory impairments. Atypical antipsychotics are considered as first line treatment. Delusion of parasitosis and erotomania are presented as subtypes of delusional disorders.
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Psychiatrische Klinik, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken (UPK), Basel/Schweiz. franz.mueller-spahn@upkbs.ch
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012934:Social Isolation