Don't forget me: Pseudodementia associated with depression
Pseudodementia is understood as a clinical state, which occurs in the background of psychiatric disorders and mimics dementia. These patients are often diagnosed and treated as dementia, while the underlying disorder remains unrecognized and untreated. In this report, we discuss a patient suffering...
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| author | Devakshi Dua Sandeep Grover |
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| description | Pseudodementia is understood as a clinical state, which occurs in the background of psychiatric disorders and mimics dementia. These patients are often diagnosed and treated as dementia, while the underlying disorder remains unrecognized and untreated. In this report, we discuss a patient suffering from depressive pseudodementia, who was previously treated as suffering from dementia. Management of depression with venlafaxine and electroconvulsive therapy was associated with significant improvement in functioning and behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ffd4bf382f3498ea6bc084f53c22a242022-12-21T17:57:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Geriatric Mental Health2348-99952395-33222018-01-015215916110.4103/jgmh.jgmh_29_18Don't forget me: Pseudodementia associated with depressionDevakshi DuaSandeep GroverPseudodementia is understood as a clinical state, which occurs in the background of psychiatric disorders and mimics dementia. These patients are often diagnosed and treated as dementia, while the underlying disorder remains unrecognized and untreated. In this report, we discuss a patient suffering from depressive pseudodementia, who was previously treated as suffering from dementia. Management of depression with venlafaxine and electroconvulsive therapy was associated with significant improvement in functioning and behavior.http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2018;volume=5;issue=2;spage=159;epage=161;aulast=DuaDementiadepressionpseudodementia |
| spellingShingle | Devakshi Dua Sandeep Grover Don't forget me: Pseudodementia associated with depression Journal of Geriatric Mental Health Dementia depression pseudodementia |
| title | Don't forget me: Pseudodementia associated with depression |
| title_full | Don't forget me: Pseudodementia associated with depression |
| title_fullStr | Don't forget me: Pseudodementia associated with depression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Don't forget me: Pseudodementia associated with depression |
| title_short | Don't forget me: Pseudodementia associated with depression |
| title_sort | don t forget me pseudodementia associated with depression |
| topic | Dementia depression pseudodementia |
| url | http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2018;volume=5;issue=2;spage=159;epage=161;aulast=Dua |
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