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What is pseudodemnite depression?

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Comcentration: Conc is impaired in depression & is sometimes mistaken for a memory problem.

Answered 2/17/2013

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Dr. Jeffrey Satinover answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Reversible dementia: In depression, the brain slows down, and thinking can become so distorted, that one's cognition is impaired--sometimes to the point of "dementia". But when the depression is treated and lifts, the "dementia" disappears.

Answered 12/10/2013

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