Depression Linked to Higher Dementia Risk in Mild Cognitive Impairment

Depression Common in Final Year of Life
Depression Common in Final Year of Life
People with mild cognitive impairment who also have another psychiatric symptom, such as depression, more than twice as likely to develop dementia.

People with mild cognitive impairment are at higher risk of developing dementia if they have diabetes or psychiatric symptoms such as depression, finds a new review led by UCL researchers.

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a state between normal aging and dementia, where someone’s mind is functioning less well than would be expected for their age. It affects 19% of people aged 65 and over, and around 46% of people with MCI develop dementia within 3 years compared with 3% of the general population.

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