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An epidemiological survey on neuroses of urban elderly in Beijing
Author(s) -
YUCUN SHEN,
SHURAN LI,
CHANGHUI CHEN,
WEIXI ZHANG
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1998.tb03247.x
Subject(s) - neurasthenia , epidemiology , beijing , neurosis , anxiety , medicine , depression (economics) , psychiatry , gerontology , geography , archaeology , china , economics , macroeconomics
With Present State Examination (PSE)‐12, PSE‐54 and General Health Questionnaire‐28, an epidemiological survey on neuroses in a sample aged 60 and over living in an urban area of Beijing showed that the prevalence of total neuroses was 20.56/1000 (35.27 in women and 3.98 in men), with the highest rate seen in those aged 60–64 years and a general decline in prevalence with increasing age. By subtype, it was 11.21/1000 for neurasthenia, 4.67/1000 for depressive neurosis and 2.80/1000 for anxiety neurosis. The onset age in the most patients was before the age of 60, with a course of 10 years or more. The implications of these findings and directions for the future study of neuroses in the elderly are also discussed.