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Table 2 The diagnoses established by the forensic psychiatric examination

From: Dementia and cognitive disorder identified at a forensic psychiatric examination - a study from Sweden

Primary diagnosis

n

Secondary diagnosis

Dementia not otherwise specified

3

Maladaptive stress reaction (1)

Psychotic disorder not otherwise specified (1)

Cognitive disorder not otherwise specified

2

Alcohol dependence (1)

Dementia of the Alzheimer’s type

2

Alcohol intoxication (1)

Dementia due to head trauma and alcohol

2

Alcohol dependence (2)

Alcohol-induced persisting dementia

1

Alcohol dependence

Substance-induced persisting dementia

1

Alcohol dependence

Dementia due to Parkinson’s disease

1

 

Dementia due to encephalitis by herpes virus

1

Alcohol dependence

Vascular dementia

1

 

Vascular dementia with depressed mood

1

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Vascular dementia with delirium

1

 

Multi-infarct dementia with delusions

1

 

Alcohol dependence

1

Alcohol-induced persisting dementia

Psychotic disorder due to brain damage caused by alcohol

1

Cognitive disorder not otherwise specified and alcohol dependence

Delusional disorder

1

Cognitive disorder not otherwise specified

Personality change due to cerebral haemorrhage

1

Dementia due to cerebral haemorrhage and alcohol dependence

  1. Table 2 shows the psychiatric diagnoses established by the forensic psychiatric examination in the 21 cases