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The prediction of outcome in elderly psychiatric patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Antonia Whitehead
Antonia Whitehead*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford
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1Address for correspondence: Department of Psychology, University of Reading, Whitenights, Reading.
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Synopsis

Clinical and psychometric characteristics of a sample of elderly psychiatric patients were established soon after admission and they were then followed for 1 year. Anoutcome was most successful for an unfavourable type which was predictable by measures related to intellectual impairment.

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Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , August 1976 , pp. 469 - 479
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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