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. 2021 Feb 26;12:638651. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.638651

Table 4.

Section III—Diagnostic criteria for depression in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Statement Consensus agreement Consensus disagreement No consensus
S19 Information provided by the relatives is not very precise for the diagnosis of depression in dementia graphic file with name fpsyt-12-638651-i0002.jpg
S20 Sadness, depressive cognitions, and early-morning awakening distinguish depression from apathy in AD graphic file with name fpsyt-12-638651-i0001.jpg
S21 Structural neuroimaging is not useful for diagnosing depression in AD patients graphic file with name fpsyt-12-638651-i0001.jpg
S22 Functional neuroimaging (SPECT or, preferentially, brain PET) can be used to distinguish primary depression from depression secondary to AD —
S23 Depression is a rare event in FTD graphic file with name fpsyt-12-638651-i0002.jpg
S24 Differential depression diagnostic criteria are needed for the distinct diseases that can present with dementia (e.g., AD, PD, FTD, etc.) graphic file with name fpsyt-12-638651-i0001.jpg
S25 Differential depression diagnostic criteria are needed in the distinct stages of the dementia syndrome graphic file with name fpsyt-12-638651-i0001.jpg
S26 CSDD is a useful scale for detecting and assessing depression in older dementia patients in the daily clinical practice graphic file with name fpsyt-12-638651-i0001.jpg

AD, Alzheimer's disease; CSDD, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia; FTD, frontotemporal dementia; PD, Parkinson's disease; PET, positron emission tomography; SPECT, single photon emission computed tomography.