Provisional diagnostic criteria for depression of Alzheimer disease.
The authors, a group of investigators with extensive research and clinical experience related to both late-life depression and Alzheimer disease (AD), propose provisional affective and behavioral inclusion and exclusion diagnostic criteria for Depression of AD.
Olin
Jason T
JT
Adult and Geriatric Treatment and Preventive Interventions Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-9635, USA. jolin@mail.nih.gov
Schneider
Lon S
LS
Katz
Ira R
IR
Meyers
Barnett S
BS
Alexopoulos
George S
GS
Breitner
John C
JC
Bruce
Martha L
ML
Caine
Eric D
ED
Cummings
Jeffrey L
JL
Devanand
Davangere P
DP
Krishnan
K Ranga Rama
KR
Lyketsos
Constantine G
CG
Lyness
Jeffrey M
JM
Rabins
Peter V
PV
Reynolds
Charles F
CF
Rovner
Barry W
BW
Steffens
David C
DC
Tariot
Pierre N
PN
Lebowitz
Barry D
BD
D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans