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anhedonia
An absence of or the inability to experience a sense of pleasure from any activity.
Complications:
- persistent depressive symptoms at 12 months
- functional impairment
- decreased cognitive function
- increased mortality
- increased health care utilization
Management:
- behavioral activation
- watchful waiting reasonable but not best approach
General
sign/symptom
References
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 11th edition (GRS11)
Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2022