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Holistic nursing practice · May 2005
ReviewSorting out the 3 D's: delirium, dementia, depression: learn how to sift through overlapping signs and symptoms so you can help improve an older patient's quality of life.
- Elizabeth Arnold.
- University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, USA.
- Holist Nurs Pract. 2005 May 1;19(3):99-104; quiz 104-5.
AbstractBecause of the overlapping signs and symptoms of dementia and depression, a patient who doesn't respond to therapy for depression will be evaluated for dementia. Knowing the subtle differences between the 3 D's--delirium, dementia, and depression--will help you support your patient with appropriate nursing interventions and medications.
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