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Comparative Study
. 2000 Aug;59(2):97-106.
doi: 10.1016/s0165-0327(99)00057-9.

Anxiety, depression and psychosis in vascular dementia: prevalence and associations

C Ballard  1 , D Neill, J O'Brien, I G McKeith, P Ince, R Perry
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Comparative Study

Anxiety, depression and psychosis in vascular dementia: prevalence and associations

C Ballard et al. J Affect Disord. 2000 Aug.

Abstract

Background: Little is known about psychiatric symptoms in Vascular dementia (VaD).

Method: 92 patients with VaD, and 92 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are reported. The evaluation included standardised measures of mood and psychosis.

Results: 72% of VaD patients and 38% of those with AD had two or more anxiety symptoms. VaD patients with severe dementia (94%) were the most likely to be anxious. Depression was also significantly more common in VaD patients (19% vs. 8%) whereas psychotic symptoms were prevalent in both dementias.

Conclusion: Psychiatric symptoms are common in VaD, especially in patients with moderate or severe dementia. Rigorous assessment of psychiatric symptoms in VaD should be part of good clinical practice.

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