Alzheimer's - Dementia, Author Interviews, Depression, JAMA / 18.05.2017
Depressive Symptoms Not Found To Increase Risk of Dementia
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Archana Singh-Manoux, PhD
Research Professor (Directeur de Recherche)
Epidemiology of ageing & age-related diseases
INSERM France
Honorary Professor
University College London, UK
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: Depressive symptoms are common in dementia patients. Previous studies, based on older adults, show depressive symptoms in late life to be associated with an increased risk of dementia. These studies do not allow conclusions to be drawn on the causal nature of the association between depressive symptoms and dementia.
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