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What characteristics do you look for in determining if a man in his late 50s has ADD if he has been diagnosed and treated with Zoloft for depression for 10 years and also carries hepatitis C with a low viral count?

Also can these three diagosis be intertwined with dementia or Alzheimer's disease? Answered by: Philip Muskin

All of these conditions can occur together. It is possible that someone with Hepatitis C and depression can have Alzheimer's disease.

To rule in or rule out the diagnosis of a dementia or attention deficit disorder, the person should consult with a psychiatrist.

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Philip Muskin, M.D.
Chief: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Dr. Muskin’s research and publications include mood disorders and AIDS, the psychodynamics of the failure of empathy towards patients with AIDS, panic disorder, treatment of anxiety and depression in medically ill patients, maladaptive denial of physical illness, personality disorders in the primary care setting, the role of religiosity in patients’ decisions regarding do-not-resuscitate status, the psychodynamics of physician-assisted suicide, and the impact of intercessory prayer on medical outcomes.

He is the editor of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Psychiatry, published...
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