Establishing diagnostic criteria for vascular depression.
We have proposed a subtype of vascular depression with two key elements: (1) presence of major depression and (2) presence of cerebrovascular disease on neuroimaging. Future studies are needed to refine these diagnostic criteria. There must be a consensus as to whether requiring major depression criteria is acceptable, or possibly too stringent. There are several methodological issues regarding cerebrovascular disease, including defining severity and thresholds, importance of location and system of assessment. Once agreement is reached on a working diagnosis of vascular depression, researchers will be in a position to estimate prevalence of the disorder, determine conditions that represent risk factors, and examine important outcomes in patients with vascular depression.
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Location
Related Subject Headings
- Humans
- Depressive Disorder
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Aged
- 5202 Biological psychology
- 3209 Neurosciences
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1701 Psychology
- 1109 Neurosciences
- 1103 Clinical Sciences