In honor of Alzheimer Awareness Month I have been asked to contribute several articles on the connection between Alzheimer’s disease and depression and how depression can affect both patients and caregivers. In an interview with practicing psychologist Dr. Deborah Serani, we discussed how caregivers may be more at risk for developing a mood disorder and strategies to prevent stress, burn-out, and depression among caregivers. In a second post we talked about the early warning signs of...
Can Depression Mimic Alzheimer’s Disease?
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The relationship between old age and the decline in mental capabilities, possibly leading to Alzheimer's disease, has always presented... Read more »
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Mental Health Month: Depression and Alzheimer's Disease
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Depression is the second most common psychiatric problem in people with a dementia such as Alzheimer's (first place goes to agitation and... Read more »
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Study Links Depression To Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
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Did you know that 47% of Migraineurs also have depression Unfortunate, but true. The two diseases are often comorbid. Comorbid means having... Read more »
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Depression Tied To Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
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According to a study published in the April 8, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, people... Read more »
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Alzheimer’s and Depression Among Caregivers: An Interview with Dr....
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Depression Tied To Increased Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
According to a study published in the April 8, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, people who... Read more »
Study Links Depression to Alzheimer's Disease
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Research shows that the popular Alzheimer's drug Donepezil may delay the progression to Alzheimer's disease in depressed people... Read more »
Alzheimer's Facts- From the Alzheimer's Assocation
Alzheimer’s (AHLZ-high-merz) disease is a progressive brain disorder that gradually destroys a person’s memory and ability to learn, reason, make... Read more »
Is it Depression or Something Else? Part 2
In Part 1 of this piece, I very briefly described emotional states related to feelings of depression and depressed mood. I then, even more briefly,... Read more »
Organic Brain Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease
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Organic brain syndrome (OBS) is a general term used to describe decreased mental function due to a medical disease, other than a psychiatric illness.... Read more »
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