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Clinician‑researchers at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute have developed a new tool designed to more accurately screen for depression in people with dementia. “Conventional screening tools can over-diagnose depression by misinterpreting symptoms in people with dementia,” Professor Peter Nestor said. The new 10‑item screening tool demonstrated diagnostic accuracy of 92-97 per cent, outperforming the original 30‑item scale and all commonly used shorter versions. Learn more about this study 👉 https://lnkd.in/g2Qt29M3 #UQ #QBI #depression #dementia #dementiaresearch #neuroscience #anxiety #science UQ Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences