title: [Depression and dementia].
abstract: Specific symptoms of depression in aged subjects are presented in the paper. Cognitive dysfunctions in elder depressive patients (so called pseudodementia) as well as comorbidity of dementia with depression are special diagnostic problems. Both etiopathogenetic and clinical issues are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Psychiatrii Akademii Medycznej w Bydgoszczy.
authors.forename: Aleksander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Araszkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index