TY - JOUR
T1 - Overlapping symptoms of geriatric depression and Alzheimer-type dementia
AU - Rubin, E. H.
AU - Zorumski, C. F.
AU - Burke, W. J.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - The occurrence of geriatric depression and dementia of the Alzheimer type, two of the most common diseases of late life, is certain to increase as the proportion and absolute number of Americans over the age of 65 grow larger. Overlapping symptomatology can sometimes make it difficult to determine whether a patient suffers from geriatric depression with cognitive abnormalities, Alzheimer-type dementia with depressive symptoms, or coexisting depression and dementia. In this review of the course, symptomatology, and pathophysiology of Alzheimer-type dementia and geriatric depression, the authors describe the symptoms often shared by these diseases as well as the characteristics usually associated with one or the other. Factors that complicate diagnosis, such as the presence of other medical illnesses and pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes associated with aging, are also discussed.
AB - The occurrence of geriatric depression and dementia of the Alzheimer type, two of the most common diseases of late life, is certain to increase as the proportion and absolute number of Americans over the age of 65 grow larger. Overlapping symptomatology can sometimes make it difficult to determine whether a patient suffers from geriatric depression with cognitive abnormalities, Alzheimer-type dementia with depressive symptoms, or coexisting depression and dementia. In this review of the course, symptomatology, and pathophysiology of Alzheimer-type dementia and geriatric depression, the authors describe the symptoms often shared by these diseases as well as the characteristics usually associated with one or the other. Factors that complicate diagnosis, such as the presence of other medical illnesses and pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes associated with aging, are also discussed.
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U2 - 10.1176/ps.39.10.1074
DO - 10.1176/ps.39.10.1074
M3 - Review article
C2 - 3068114
AN - SCOPUS:0023728886
SN - 0022-1597
VL - 39
SP - 1074
EP - 1079
JO - Hospital and Community Psychiatry
JF - Hospital and Community Psychiatry
IS - 10
ER -