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Schizophrenia in the elderly: a special case requiring special management?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

Carlo Altamura  and
Tony Elliott
Carlo Altamura*
Affiliation:
Chair of Psychiatry, University of Milan, Via G.B. Grassi 74, 20127Milan, Italy
Tony Elliott
Affiliation:
Services for Older People, Shelton Hospital, ShrewsburySY3 8DN, UK
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail address: E-mail address:altamura@hsacco.it (C.Altamura).
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As the life expectancy of the general population increases, the population of elderly people with schizophrenia is also expected to increase. Consideration of the particular needs of these patients and the challenges associated with their management is therefore important [45].

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European Psychiatry , Volume 18 , Issue S2: Schizophrenia: Improving the treatment through increased understanding - Mind Matters 4th International Psychiatry Forum , December 2003 , pp. 46s - 53s
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Copyright © 2003 European Psychiatric Association

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