Depression in dementia of the Alzheimer type and in multi-infarct dementia.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
The authors used the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and a rating of depressed mood to investigate the prevalence of depression in 55 patients with Alzheimer's disease, 37 patients with multi-infarct dementia, and 30 nondemented comparison subjects. The prevalence of depressed mood depended on the severity of dementia as measured by the Mini-Mental State examination and was significantly lower among patients in more severe stages of Alzheimer's disease but not among patients with severe multi-infarct dementia.
Medical subject headings
- Alzheimer Disease
- Dementia, Multi-Infarct
- Depressive Disorder