Depression coexisting with dementia. Evaluation and treatment.
Depression and dementia are the most common syndromes of geriatric psychiatry. Although emphasis is often placed on distinguishing the two, patients frequently have both disorders. Treating the complications of irreversible dementia, while unaltering the underlying disease process, can result in significant functional improvement in affected patients.
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Reifler
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D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors