ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the third category, with reference to the first two categories of patients when appropriate.
Patients with dementia commonly develop depressive symptoms.1,2
Depression may increase the patient’s functional disability and exacerbate caregiver distress.3 Depression in the patient is also a significant predictor of psychological morbidity, particularly depression, in caregivers.4,5 For these reasons, depression is important to recognize and manage in patients with dementia. In this chapter, epidemiology, assessment, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, prognosis and management of depression in dementia are reviewed.
