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Background

In Egypt, the proportion of elderly people in the population is increasing markedly; cases of late-life psychoses are increasing at a rapid pace as the population of the world ages, and this will create a tremendous economic burden on the society because of the increasing rates of disability.

Aim

The aim of this work was to compare the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, daily living functioning, and cognitive impairment between late-onset schizophrenia and other late-onset psychotic disorders.