Arab Board Psychiatry Clinical Exam Practice Questions - Arab Board Psychiatry Final Clinical And Oral Examination (ABHS) Exam

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A 74-year-old retired teacher is brought by his son for cognitive evaluation. During bedside cognitive testing, the patient frequently gives up quickly, stating 'I don't know' to orientation and memory questions. When strongly encouraged, he gets several difficult items correct. He emphasizes his memory failures with significant distress and depressive affect. What is the most likely clinical formulation?

Early-stage Alzheimer disease Pseudodementia (Depressive cognitive impairment) Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia Dementia with Lewy bodies

Correct Answer:

Pseudodementia (Depressive cognitive impairment)

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