Assessment of Depression in Dementia Patients: Association of Caregiver Mood with Depression Ratings.

Teri, Linda; Truax, Paula

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ERIC Number: EJ483089

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Assessment of Depression in Dementia Patients: Association of Caregiver Mood with Depression Ratings.

Teri, Linda; Truax, Paula

Gerontologist, v34 n2 p231-34 Apr 1994

Primary caregivers (n=41) of memory-impaired patients rated a standardized stimulus of depression and their actual patient. They were able to correctly identify depression in both. Further, their mood was unassociated with video ratings and only moderately associated with patient ratings. The findings support reliance on caregiver input. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Depression (Psychology), Family Caregivers, Moods, Older Adults

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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