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Late-life depression and dementia-adjacent mental health

The Alzheimer's Association on the overlap between depression, mild cognitive impairment, and the dementias — and why distinguishing them matters.

Alzheimer's Association9 min read

Late-life depression frequently overlaps with — and is mistaken for — early cognitive decline. The Alzheimer's Association's page on depression in dementia is a careful walk through the diagnostic problem and the treatment options.

Useful for adult children noticing changes in a parent and for primary-care clinicians who see both presentations and don't have long to sort them out.

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