Derreberry Todd M, Holroyd Suzanne
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, 1115 20th Street, Suite 201, Huntington, WV 25703, USA.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, 1115 20th Street, Suite 201, Huntington, WV 25703, USA.
Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2017 Jun;40(2):299-307. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2017.01.006. Epub 2017 Mar 6.
Despite the progress made in the understanding of the etiology, neuropathophysiology, and treatment of different types of dementia, such disorders continue to pose huge health problems worldwide. The differential effect of the burden of disease on women is just being realized. These effects range from direct effects of the disease processes themselves, the way women experience the disease, and the caregiver burden. This article provides a brief overview of the available information on this topic.
