A Dimensional Model for Personality Disorders in Later Life
Psychiatric Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Psychiatric Disorders focused on measuring Personality Psychology, Aging, Psychological Assessment
Eligibility Criteria
Clinical population (inpatients and outpatients)
Inclusion Criteria:
- ONLY older adults: from the age of 65
- Dutch speaking
Exclusion Criteria (as evaluated by the psychiatrists and psychologists of the participating institutions):
- Severe cognitive impairment (Patients who are admitted because of cognitive impairment will be excluded from the participant pool, other than this the psychiatrists and psychologists of the participating institutions will make an evaluation of the patients' cognitive capacities)
- Acute state of mental impairment which would interfere with the reliability of the patients' responses (for example severe psychosis), as evaluated by the psychiatrists and psychologist of the participating institutions.
Sites / Locations
- Alexianen Zorggroep TienenRecruiting
- Mondriaan
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Other
Other
General population
Clinical Population
In this group, younger adults (18-64) and older (from 65 and older) from the general population are included. The participants fill in questionnaires.
In this group, in- and outpatients from the clinical population are included. This are older adults, from the age of 65 with varying psychological pathologies (such as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance use disorders, developmental disorders, personality pathology, grief, trauma-related disorders, psychosocial problems, psychosis and schizophrenia-related disorders and somatic disorders). The patients fill in questionnaires and a randomly selected smaller group of patients will conduct a clinical interview.