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Dementia, Delirium, and Depression

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Elderly persons are at high risk for cognitive and mood disorders and the risk for these disorders increases even further in the LTC setting. Cognitive disorders can either be chronic, as in dementia, or acute, as seen in delirium [1]. Depression, which can also cause a change in cognition, is the most commonly seen mood disorder in LTC. Understanding the similarities and differences between the behaviors and symptoms of dementia, delirium, and depression is the key to evaluating the resident with a change in mentation. Table 11.1 provides a comparison of these three conditions; Table 11.2 displays the clinical evaluation of depression, delirium, and dementia.

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  1. LIFE – Living Independently for Elders, 4508 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19139, USA

    Deborah Way

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  1. Abington Memorial Hospital, Old York Road 500, Jenkintown, 19046, Pennsylvania, USA

    Pamela Ann Fenstemacher

  2. Dept. Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma, NE. 10th St. 900, Oklahoma City, 73104, Oklahoma, USA

    Peter Winn

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Way, D. (2011). Dementia, Delirium, and Depression. In: Fenstemacher, P., Winn, P. (eds) Long-Term Care Medicine. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-142-4_11

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