title: [Depressive symptoms in the preclinical period of dementia of the Alzheimer's type].
abstract: Five-year observation performed on 204 persons indicates that depressive symptoms very often appear in the preclinical period of dementia of the Alzheimer type.
authors.affiliation: II Kliniki Chorób Psychicznych AM w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bidzan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012720:Severity of Illness Index