Objective. The aims of the study were to examine the prevalence of aggressive behaviour in a non-selected community-based population, to identify clinical and sociodemographic variables associated with aggression and to examine the relationship between aggression and outcome at 2-year follow-up. De
DEPRESSION IN DEMENTIA: A STUDY OF MOOD IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE AND REFERRALS TO A COMMUNITY SERVICE
β Scribed by HARRY ALLEN; DAVE JOLLEY; JANICE COMISH; ALISTAIR BURNS
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 117 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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β¦ Synopsis
The association between degree of cognitive impairment and severity of depressive symptoms was examined in a randomly selected community-based sample of elderly people and in a sample of patients referred to an old age psychiatry service. Findings contradict previous reports of less cognitive impairment in demented patients with depressive symptoms. We suggest that sample selection bias has contributed to the earlier reports.
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