Screening for depression in patients with cognitive impairment: a local audit

Depression is highly prevalent in cognitive impairment and is considered one of the most common comorbid conditions in dementia.1 Despite this, underlying depressive symptoms can easily be missed2 by health care providers, mainly due to lack of awareness and lack of routine screening for depressive...

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Published in:	Progress in neurology and psychiatry (Guildford) Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 23 - 26
Main Authors:	Wood, Felicity Juliette, Nabi, Azka, Adebekun, Israel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01-10-2018 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Cognitive ability Dementia Mental depression
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Summary:	Depression is highly prevalent in cognitive impairment and is considered one of the most common comorbid conditions in dementia.1 Despite this, underlying depressive symptoms can easily be missed2 by health care providers, mainly due to lack of awareness and lack of routine screening for depressive symptoms. Here, the authors examine the results of their local audit in Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust screening for depression in those diagnosed with dementia and discuss what their recommendations are for improving this aspect of clinical care in the future.
ISSN:	1367-7543 1931-227X
DOI:	10.1002/pnp.519