All are true about dementia except
Dementia is a chronic organic mental disorder, characterized by the following main clinical features: 1. Impairment of intellectual functions, 2. Impairment of memory (predominantly of recent memory, especially in early stages), 3. Deterioration of personality with lack of personal care. Reference: A sho textbook of Psychiatry by Niraj Ahuja, page no.22.
Organic mental disorders
Loss of sho term memory
Loss of long term memory
Deterioration of personality
Impaired learning
Loss of long term memory