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Living for illness: a case report of schizophrenia diagnosed at the age of 63
D Jiménez Morón1, J Zazo Carretero, T García Sánchez
1Psychiatry Unit, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. drjimenez@fhalcorcon.es
Abstract:
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.
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