Prevalence of DSM-IV XXXX in the French elderly population.

@entity1 @entity308 @entity146 @entity913 @entity148 @entity716
BACKGROUND: France has high rates of psychotropic drug consumption and suicide in the elderly population, but it has not yet been possible to determine whether this is due to exceptionally high morbidity rates. AIMS: To describe the first longitudinal population study of @entity146 undertaken in France, and to estimate current and lifetime prevalences and age of onset of @entity146 . METHOD: A study group of 1873 non-institutionalised @entity1 aged 65 years and over was randomly recruited from the Montpellier district electoral rolls. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview was used to assess current and lifetime symptoms. Cases identified by the application of DSM-IV criteria were re-examined by a clinical panel. RESULTS: Forty-six per cent of the study population had experienced a @entity146 in their lifetime, and 3.7% had made a suicide attempt. Lifetime prevalence of @entity308 was 26.5% and 30% for @entity148 . Current prevalence rates were 14.2% for @entity148 , 10.7% for @entity913 , 3% for @entity308 and 1.7% for @entity716 . CONCLUSIONS: Results show very high rates of lifetime but not current @entity308 . Rates of current @entity913 and suicidal ideation in the very elderly are also high compared with other studies. The rates reported are likely to be underestimates.
