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Depressive Disorder in Patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia and Their Caregivers: A Cross-Sectiona

Amir Moghadam Ahmadi (MD), Hamideh Rezaeizadeh (Ph.D), Seyed-Ali Mostafavi (Ph.D), Reza Bidaki (MD)*, Mohammad Hossein Sorbi (Ph.D)

 

Depression, dementia and Alzheimer's disease are the most common psychiatric problems in the elderly. Late-onset depression in the elderly with cognitive impairment reveals a close relationship between these two problems. The present study aimed to determine the frequency of major depressive disorder in patients with Alzheimer’s dementia