Late-life difficult-to-treat depression and dementia subtypes: a naturalistic cohort study using electronic health records (opens in new tab)

IntroductionLate-life difficult-to-treat depression (LL-DTD) and dementia frequently coexist in later life, but it remains unclear whether clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, as well as medication exposure patterns, differ across dementia subtypes among older adults with both conditions.MethodsWe analysed anonymised electronic health records from a south London catchment area. We included patients aged ≥60 years at first recorded depression diagnosis with a dementia diagnosis. LL-D...