Socio-Cultural Factors Delaying Treatment in a Patient with Late-Onset Schizophrenia
Up to 23.5% of patients with schizophrenia have onset of illness after the age of 40. We report a case of a 57-year-old lady who had been sitting continuously on the toilet for 2.5 years because of persecutory delusions and somatic passivity symptoms. She was diagnosed with late-onset schizophrenia...
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| description | Up to 23.5% of patients with schizophrenia have onset of illness after the age of 40. We report a case of a 57-year-old lady who had been sitting continuously on the toilet for 2.5 years because of persecutory delusions and somatic passivity symptoms. She was diagnosed with late-onset schizophrenia and her symptoms improved with risperidone. In this case report, we describe the phenomenology of her psychotic symptoms and explore the socio-cultural factors behind the long duration of untreated psychosis (DUP). We conclude that more can be done to improve mental health awareness and reduce the social stigma associated with mental illness. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c87496152aee485886264019e530225a2025-02-03T01:20:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-68382022-01-01202210.1155/2022/9689732Socio-Cultural Factors Delaying Treatment in a Patient with Late-Onset SchizophreniaHo Teck Tan0Manu Lal1Institute of Mental HealthInstitute of Mental HealthUp to 23.5% of patients with schizophrenia have onset of illness after the age of 40. We report a case of a 57-year-old lady who had been sitting continuously on the toilet for 2.5 years because of persecutory delusions and somatic passivity symptoms. She was diagnosed with late-onset schizophrenia and her symptoms improved with risperidone. In this case report, we describe the phenomenology of her psychotic symptoms and explore the socio-cultural factors behind the long duration of untreated psychosis (DUP). We conclude that more can be done to improve mental health awareness and reduce the social stigma associated with mental illness.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9689732 |
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| title | Socio-Cultural Factors Delaying Treatment in a Patient with Late-Onset Schizophrenia |
| title_full | Socio-Cultural Factors Delaying Treatment in a Patient with Late-Onset Schizophrenia |
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| title_short | Socio-Cultural Factors Delaying Treatment in a Patient with Late-Onset Schizophrenia |
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