Which of the following suggests depression?
a. impaired attention and judgment
b. impaired abstract reasoning
c. decreased concentration with intact memory
d. impaired spatial perception
C
Major depressive disorders are most common among women, with the most severe being more common among the elderly. The elderly depressed patient may exhibit apathy, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, and general inability to keep up with the demands of everyday life; however, depression may also leave memory intact. Impaired attention and judgment are indicative of dementia, delirium, or acute confusion. Impaired abstract reasoning is indicative of dementia, delirium, or acute confusion. Impaired spatial perception is observed only in dementia, and sometimes in acute confusion.
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