title: Adapting to needs in old-age psychiatry.
abstract: The patient described is a 56-year-old man presenting with chronic depression and eventually found to have Alzheimer's disease. Issues in the diagnosis and evolution of early dementia are discussed. The importance of long-term psychological support to the dementing patient, as well as their carers, is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Prince Henry Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Draper