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What are the Features of Dementia vs Delirium?

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Dementia vs Depression:

  1. Insidious Onset vs Abrupt Onset
  2. No Psychiatric History vs Psychiatric History
  3. Conceals Disability vs Highlights Disability
  4. “Near-Miss” Answers vs “Don’t Know” Answers
  5. Day to Day vs Diurnal Mood Fluctuation
  6. Stable Cognitive Loss vs Fluctuating Cognitive Loss
  7. Unconcerned by Losses vs Distressed by Losses
  8. Short Term Memory Loss vs Memory Loss
  9. Memory Loss Occurs First vs with Depressed Mood
  10. Associated with a Decline in Social Function vs Anxiety
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