Incidence of dementia increased at age 66 and 80 years for those with schizophrenia versus those without serious mental illness<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with schizophrenia have an increased risk for receiving a diagnosis of dementia compared with those without serious mental illness (SMI), according to a study published in the June issue of JAMA Psychiatry<\/em>.<\/p>\n T. Scott Stroup, M.D., M.P.H., from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, and colleagues estimated the age-specific incidence and prevalence of dementia diagnoses among older U.S. adults with schizophrenia (74,170 individuals) and a comparison group without SMI (7,937,603 individuals) in a retrospective cohort study.<\/p>\n The researchers found that at 66 years of age, the prevalence of diagnosed dementia was 27.9 and 1.3 percent among those with schizophrenia and the group without SMI, respectively; by 80 years, the prevalence was 70.2 and 11.3 percent, respectively. At 66 years of age, the annual incidence of dementia diagnoses was 52.5 and 4.5 per 1,000 person-years among individuals with schizophrenia and those without SMI, respectively; by 80 years of age, the incidence increased to 216.2 and 32.3, respectively.<\/p>\n “The implications of this high rate of comorbidity are substantial for families and for the service system, which must provide high levels of care for individuals with a combination of disabling conditions and uncertain treatment pathways,” the authors write.<\/p>\n Several authors disclosed financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n