Abstract

The behavioral symptoms seen in patients with dementia are diverse, ranging from agitation to hallucinations and paranoid delusions. Many patients with dementia have affective disturbances, including depressed mood. To provide a means of assessing the severity of depression and mood changes in demented patients, the authors and colleagues at the National Institute of Mental Health developed the Dementia Mood Assessment Scale.

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