Study Links Untreated Depression With Development of Dementia

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. .
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