Even though Mrs Browning assures you that her mood is good and she seems to have a positive outlook on life, to be safe, you perform a geriatric depression scale. She scores 1/15 indicating she is unlikely to be depressed (a score higher than 5 indicates depression).  There is no evidence of elevated mood during your history taking or your interview (occasionally bipolar disorder can present with altered sleep patterns).


To view Mrs Browning's GDS, please click here.