Preliminary report on affective symptoms in the early stages of senile dementia of the Alzheimer type
American Journal of PsychiatryPublished 1 February 1983
John W. Knesevich, R. L. Martin, L Berg, Warren L. Danziger
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The authors rated 30 probands with senile dementia of the Alzheimer type and 30 healthy controls for depression at the beginning of a longitudinal study and 1 year later.
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The authors rated 30 probands with senile dementia of the Alzheimer type and 30 healthy controls for depression at the beginning of a longitudinal study and 1 year later. Significant degrees of depression were not found in either group at either time.
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