Depression in Dementia with Lewy Body

Dementia with Lewy Bodies is associated with higher scores on the Geriatric Depression Scale than Alzheimer’s disease

Angie SzumlinskiHealth

Several reports have suggested a higher morbidity of depression in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies than those with Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, those results have not been consistently duplicated. The psychiatric symptoms of dementia, such as depression, are important for its diagnosis and management. As a result, this study aimed to clarify the qualities of the depressive symptoms in DLB …