Scientists Shed Light on Link Between Depression, Dementia [Consumer.Healthday.com]

Samantha Sangenito 7/31/144:00 AM

Older people with depression are more likely to develop dementia, but researchers have been unable to explain the exact nature of the relationship between the two.

Specifically, they haven't been able to figure out the direction in which the relationship works -- does depression help bring on dementia, or does dementia cause people to become depressed?

A new study published online July 30 in the journal Neurology sheds more light on the mystery.

[For more of this story, written by Dennis Thompson, go to http://consumer.healthday.com/cognitive-health-information-26/alzheimer-s-news-20/depression-and-dementia-690273.html]

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