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Diagnosis of dementia in the elderly with PTSD

Some of the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remind of the symptoms of early development of dementia. This can make it difficult with an assessment tool to clearly see if a person diagnosed with PTSD has started to develop dementia.

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SBU Enquiry Service

Consists of structured literature searches to highlight studies that can address questions received by the SBU Enquiry Service from Swedish healthcare or social service providers. We assess the risk of bias in systematic reviews and when needed also quality and transferability of results in health economic studies. Relevant references are compiled by an SBU staff member, in consultation with an external expert when needed.

Question

Is there scientific evidence for any assessment tool that can identify development of dementia in the elderly with PTSD?

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Literature search

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Project group

Nathalie Peira and Sally Saad at SBU.

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