Schizophrenie im Alter

Detlef Wietelmann

doi:10.1055/a-2496-7875

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Geriatrie up2date 2025; 07(02): 93-112
DOI: 10.1055/a-2496-7875

Neurologie und Psychiatrie

Schizophrenie im Alter

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Detlef Wietelmann

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Die Diagnosestellung der Schizophrenie im Alter ist im Vergleich zu jüngeren Patienten komplexer und mit größeren Unsicherheiten behaftet, was auch das Akronym der VLOSLP (very late-Onset Schizophrenia-like Psychosis) zeigt. Psychiatrische und somatische Kenntnisse über Differenzialdiagnosen, diagnostische Verfahren und Besonderheiten der pharmakologischen Behandlung im Alter helfen, um dieser Patientengruppe gerecht zu werden.

Schlüsselwörter

VLOSLP - very late Onset Schizophrenia like Psychosis - psychotische Erkrankungen - Psychopharmaka - ICD

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