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The relationship between delusions and depression in Alzheimer's disease
Author(s)Medhat M Bassiony, Andrew Warren, Adam Rosenblatt
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 17, no 6, June 2002
Pagespp 549-556
KeywordsDementia ; Delusion ; Depression ; Cross sectional surveys ; Correlation ; United States of America.
Annotation303 Americans living in the community and with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) according to NINCDS/ADRDA criteria were included in this study. 75 patients with delusions only were compared with a control group of 228 who had neither delusions nor hallucinations. Patients were assessed clinically for the presence of delusions using the DSM-IV glossary definitions. They were also rated on standardised measures of depression, cognitive impairment, staging of dementia, general medical health and functional impairment. A strong association was found between delusions and depression in patients with AD, even after controlling for confounding factors which might distort this relationship. This observed association may be important with respect to management of both conditions in AD. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020624215 A
ClassmarkEA: EDD: ENR: 3KB: 49: 7T

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