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[Cognitive aging in chronic psychotic patients]
J P Jacus1, C Martin, C Ailleret-Jean
1Service de gérontologie du Dr Despoisses, GH P. Brousse, Villejuif.
Presse Medicale (Paris, France : 1983)
|October 18, 2001
Summary
Elderly individuals with chronic psychosis exhibit significant cognitive deficits in memory and executive functions compared to their non-psychotic peers. This cognitive decline in older psychiatric patients is distinct from dementia.
Area of Science:
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Cognitive Neuroscience
Context:
- Cognitive aging in psychotic patients is not well understood.
- It is often incorrectly compared to dementia or pseudo-dementia.
Purpose:
- To investigate the impact of chronic psychosis on cognitive performance in the elderly population.
- To compare cognitive functions between elderly psychotic patients and non-psychotic individuals.
Summary:
- Elderly patients with chronic psychosis (dissociative or non-dissociative) were compared to a control group using the Mini Mental State (MMS) and Battery of Cognitive Efficacy (BEC 96).
- Psychiatric patients showed significant deficiencies in memory and executive functions, with a wider score range on the BEC 96, indicating broader cognitive impairment.
Impact:
- Findings suggest a relative cognitive deficiency in psychotic elderly, distinct from pseudo-dementia.
- The results align with cognitive deficits observed in younger and older schizophrenic individuals and demented subjects.
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