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Late-life difficult-to-treat depression and dementia subtypes: a naturalistic cohort study using electronic health records

  • By

  • Beatriz Pozuelo Moyano

  • Vasiliki Orgeta

  • Armin von Gunten

  • Pierre Vandel

  • Ruimin Ma

  • Robert Stewart

  • Christoph Mueller

  • May 4, 2026

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    Late-life difficult-to-treat depression (LL-DTD) frequently coexists with various dementia subtypes in older adults.

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    Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common dementia subtype among older adults with LL-DTD, followed by mixed AD/vascular dementia.

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    Depressive symptom profiles and psychotropic treatment histories are largely similar across different dementia subtypes.

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    Vascular dementia (VD) is associated with greater functional impairment and physical comorbidity compared to AD.

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    Understanding multimorbidity and physical health burden is crucial for addressing the heterogeneity of dementia outcomes in LL-DTD.

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Late-life difficult-to-treat depression and dementia subtypes: a naturalistic cohort study using electronic health records

  • by Beatriz Pozuelo Moyano, Vasiliki Orgeta, Armin von Gunten, Pierre Vandel, Ruimin Ma, Robert Stewart, Christoph Mueller

  • May 4, 2026

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