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Depression in persons with dementia
Author(s)Henry Brodaty, Georgina Luscombe
Journal titleInternational Psychogeriatrics, vol 8, no 4, Winter 1996
Pagespp 609-621
KeywordsDementia ; Depression ; Australia.
AnnotationThe prevalence of depression in persons of dementia is controversial. In this Australian study, among 288 out-patients with dementia, a prevalence of 7.4% was found according to the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD), 8% using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and 6.3% according to DSM-IV criteria. Rates and levels of depression tended to be higher in vascular than in Alzheimer's dementia, according to the rating scales, but not according to the DSM-IV criteria. Greater cognitive impairment was associated with higher HRSD (but not GDS) scores. The results suggest that cases of clinical depression in dementia are less common than previously reported and tends to remit. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-980303283 A
ClassmarkEA: ENR: 7YA

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