What is pseudodementia?

Pseudodementia is the combination of various cognitive deficits found in psychiatric disorders, especially depression; it is without the neurodegenerative component to dementia.

How do members experience pseudodementia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with pseudodementia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for pseudodementia*

Who has pseudodementia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 0
40s 2
50s 2
60s 3
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 8