Study Links , Untreated Depression With , Development of Dementia.
According to a study published in the journal 'Biological Psychiatry,' treating depression can significantly reduce the risk of later developing dementia.
'PsyPost' reports that the results show potential benefits in receiving timely depression treatment could impact dementia, a decline in memory and cognitive abilities.
'PsyPost' reports that the results show potential benefits in receiving timely depression treatment could impact dementia, a decline in memory and cognitive abilities.
Older individuals appear to experience different depression patterns over time, Jin-Tai Yu, Study author at Fudan University, via 'PsyPost'.
Therefore, intra-individual variability in symptoms might confer different risk of dementia as well as heterogeneity in effectiveness of depression treatment in relation to dementia prevention, Jin-Tai Yu, Study author at Fudan University, via 'PsyPost'.
Therefore, intra-individual variability in symptoms might confer different risk of dementia as well as heterogeneity in effectiveness of depression treatment in relation to dementia prevention, Jin-Tai Yu, Study author at Fudan University, via 'PsyPost'.
According to the team, participants with untreated depression were 30% more likely to develop dementia than individuals who received treatment for depression.
The researchers found that both antidepressants and psychotherapy appeared to offer protective effects against later developing dementia.
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Once again, the course of ineffectively treated depression carries significant medical risk, in this case, symptomatic depression increases dementia risk by 51%, whereas treatment was associated with a significant reduction in this risk, John Krystal, Biological Psychiatry editor in a news release, via 'PsyPost'.
This indicates that timely treatment of depression is needed among those with late-life depression, Wei Cheng, Study author at Fudan University, via 'PsyPost'.
Providing depression treatment for those with late-life depression might not only remit affective symptoms but also postpone the onset of dementia, Wei Cheng, Study author at Fudan University, via 'PsyPost'.
'Psypost' reports that the study was specifically conducted on participants between the ages of 50 and 70, meaning the results might differ for other age groups
