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People suffering from depression may face a higher risk of developing dementia later in life and suffering from cognitive issues, according to a new study published in Neurology.
"We've known for a long time that people with some depression are more likely to develop cognitive decline and dementia in old age than people without depression," said the study's lead author Robert S. Wilson, PhD, neuropsychiatrist at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center.
"But dementia takes a long time to develop, more than a decade, and there's been school of thought that depression was perhaps an early sign of the development of dementia and not a true risk factor. Here we show that is definitely not the case," said Wilson.
Read more http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...on-may-illustrate-potential-risk-dementia.htm
"We've known for a long time that people with some depression are more likely to develop cognitive decline and dementia in old age than people without depression," said the study's lead author Robert S. Wilson, PhD, neuropsychiatrist at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center.
"But dementia takes a long time to develop, more than a decade, and there's been school of thought that depression was perhaps an early sign of the development of dementia and not a true risk factor. Here we show that is definitely not the case," said Wilson.
Read more http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...on-may-illustrate-potential-risk-dementia.htm
