A Population Study of Senile and Arteriosclerotic Psychoses

Severity of Dementia and Institutionalization in the Elderly: Prevalence Data from an Urban Area in Sweden

“…Ineichen [30], in his review of the literature, found that between one-third and one-half of the residents in nursing homes were demented. Moreover, 40-50% of all de mented subjects are in institutions as was shown in surveys in the United States [31], Australia [32], New Zealand [1], and Sweden [33], Lower figures were reported in Italy from a rural area [34] and from Germany [35]. In Kungsholmen, more than half o f the dementia cases lived in institutions (54%).…”

Prevalence and Incidence of Senile and Multi-Infarct Dementia in the Lundby Study: A Comparison between the Time Periods 1947–1957 and 1957–1972

“…The prevalence of demential syndromes of a psychotic degree, that were not combined with functional psycho sis, was 1.8% in 70-year-old men and 0.9% in 70-yearold women [Persson, 1980]. Akesson [1969] investigated a limited, rural Swedish population similar to the original 1947 Lundby cohort. He counted, however, only dementia cases with contin uous disorientation, thus using a very restricted defini tion.…”

The Clinical Issues of Age-Related Dementia

“…(1964), Akesson (1969), and Broe et al (1976), the prevalence rate of senile dementia appeared to be higher than that of vascular dementia. Japanese studies, however, appear to indicate that vascular dementia is more prevalent in Japan (Table 4).…”