Depression is linked to dementia in older adults
Depression and dementia are both common conditions in older people, and they frequently occur together. Rather than a risk factor, depression with onset in later life is more likely to be either prodromal to dementia or a condition that unmasks pre-existing cognitive impairment by compromising cogni...
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Practitioner Medical Publishing
2017
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| author | Valkanova, V Ebmeier, K Allan, C |
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| description | Depression and dementia are both common conditions in older people, and they frequently occur together. Rather than a risk factor, depression with onset in later life is more likely to be either prodromal to dementia or a condition that unmasks pre-existing cognitive impairment by compromising cognitive reserve. The distinction between depression and early dementia may be particularly difficult. Detailed histories obtained from patients and their relatives as well as longitudinal follow-up are important. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:8ac7eb36-cb3f-4868-866f-7360c2363d342022-03-26T22:33:48ZDepression is linked to dementia in older adultsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:8ac7eb36-cb3f-4868-866f-7360c2363d34Symplectic Elements at OxfordPractitioner Medical Publishing2017Valkanova, VEbmeier, KAllan, CDepression and dementia are both common conditions in older people, and they frequently occur together. Rather than a risk factor, depression with onset in later life is more likely to be either prodromal to dementia or a condition that unmasks pre-existing cognitive impairment by compromising cognitive reserve. The distinction between depression and early dementia may be particularly difficult. Detailed histories obtained from patients and their relatives as well as longitudinal follow-up are important. |
| spellingShingle | Valkanova, V Ebmeier, K Allan, C Depression is linked to dementia in older adults |
| title | Depression is linked to dementia in older adults |
| title_full | Depression is linked to dementia in older adults |
| title_fullStr | Depression is linked to dementia in older adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Depression is linked to dementia in older adults |
| title_short | Depression is linked to dementia in older adults |
| title_sort | depression is linked to dementia in older adults |
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