title: Focus on geriatric psychiatry: schizophrenia in later life: clinical symptoms and social well-being.
abstract: The number of persons aged 55 and older with a diagnosis of schizophrenia is projected to double over the next 20 years. A tripartite classification system of early-onset schizophrenia, late-onset schizophrenia, and very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis has been proposed. This column reviews recent findings on the outcome and associated features of clinical symptom and social well-being categories for older adults with early-onset schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Box 1203, 450 Clarkson Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. carl.cohen@downstate.edu
authors.forename: Carl I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Ipsit
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vahia
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diwan
authors.forename: Azziza O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Bankole
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Palekar
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kehn
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramirez
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index