[Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of the ambulatory group of elderly patients with endogenous affective psychoses].

The studies were carried out on the basis of the Gerontopsychiatry Center servicing patients aged 60 and more years in one of the districts of Moscow. 163 persons suffering from endogenous affective diseases were identified. The disease prevalence was 3.75 per 1000 population and the incidence 32.2 per 100,000 population. The data were obtained, indicating the rise of the disease prevalence and incidence with age (mainly at the expense of women). In the majority of patients (71.8%), different psychopathological disturbances were detected. 37.4% manifested affective disorders within the structure of the successive disease attack. The number of inpatients was only 4.3%. These data point to the necessity of the development of outpatient specialized forms of gerontopsychiatric assistance.