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7 Components of Depression Evaluation
The co-occurrence of depression and cognitive impairment doubles every 5 years after the age of 70. Here we present a list of elements in a comprehensive and extended evaluation of depression in the elderly.
The clinical challenge of treating geriatric depression with cognitive impairment is determining the extent to which cognitive changes are caused by depression versus underlying brain pathology. This slideshow provides a list of elements that are important to a comprehensive evaluation of geriatric depression.
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