This content is machine translated Strategies for the family practice Recognize and treat depression Most depressed patients first seek help from their primary care physician. During the consultation, the focus is often not on mood states but on somatic disorders and complaints. Treatment planning…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Depression in old age What is different? Depression is probably no more common in older people than in younger people. However, there are differences in terms of symptomatology, diagnosis and treatment of depression. Often depressive symptoms are…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Differential diagnosis dementia Genesis and differentiation of dementia from depression and delirium The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s dementia, which is chronically progressive and primarily shows memory impairment. After initial exclusion diagnosis by the primary care provider, differential diagnosis should…
