Patients with very-late-onset schizoprhenia-like psychosis have higher mortality rates than elderly patients with earlier onset schizophrenia

摘要

ObjectiveIn this register-based study of schizophrenia patients aged 65years or above, mortality and causes of death diagnosed at age of 60+ (very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis, VLOSLP) were studied in comparison with sex- and age-matched general Finnish population. Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) of VLOSLP patients were also compared with those of earlier onset (below 60years) schizophrenia patients, and hazard of death was calculated between these patient groups.