Anxiety symptoms in dementia

Definition

In addition to the cognitive disturbances characteristic of dementia, the current clinical picture includes clinically significant symptoms of anxiety or worry.

Exclusions

• Anxiety or fear-related disorders
• Secondary anxiety syndrome (6E63)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Behavioural or psychological disturbances in dementia

• 6D86.0Psychotic symptoms in dementia
• 6D86.1Mood symptoms in dementia
• 6D86.3Apathy in dementia
• 6D86.4Agitation or aggression in dementia
• 6D86.5Disinhibition in dementia
• 6D86.6Wandering in dementia
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified