Provisional diagnostic criteria for depression of Alzheimer's disease: description and review. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • This review centers on the development of diagnostic criteria for depression of Alzheimer's disease. It describes: risk-factors and neurobiological correlates, epidemiology, clinical characteristics and course, assessment, treatment, economics, a description of the criteria and future research directions. Overall, there is substantial evidence for depression of Alzheimer's disease. Further research is needed to better define core symptoms, clinical course and efficacy of treatments.

publication date

  • January 1, 2003

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0037224828

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1586/14737175.3.1.99

PubMed ID

  • 19810852

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 3

issue

  • 1