Incidence Of Dementia In Older Adults Is Nearly 12 Times Higher For Consumers With Schizophrenia

The incidence of dementia at age 66 was nearly 12 times higher among people diagnosed with schizophrenia than the incidence of dementia among people without serious mental illness (SMI). Among people with schizophrenia, the annual incidence of dementia diagnoses per 1,000 person-years at age 66 was 52.5, and rose to 216.2 by age 80. The incidence of dementia at age 66 was nearly 12 times higher than the incidence among people without serious mental illness (SMI). Among older adults without SMI, the annual incidence of dementia was 4.5 per 1,000 person years at age . . .