Depressive symptoms in Alzheimer's disease - An examination among community-dwelling Cuban American patients

The authors examined the prevalence and clinical correlates of mood disturb ance in 96 Cuban American (CA) Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, Depressio n (Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia score greater than or equal to 7) was evident in 39.6% of the participants and showed associations with ca morbid psychosis, lower education, and decreased length of residence in the United States, a measure of acculturation. Mood disturbance was not relate d to age gender, marital status, cognitive dysfunction, functional impairme nt, history of significant alcohol use, or coexisting medical conditions, T he results of this investigation suggest that signs and symptoms of depress ion are common neuropsychiatric disturbances in CA AD patients residing in the community.