Major depression could more than double the risk of dementia amongst adults with diabetes . Dementia, which is the progressive decline of thought processes and the ability to reason, often has symptoms such as memory loss, mind wandering, personality changes and a lack of recognition.
The study drew together two dementia risk factors – depression and diabetes . Dr. Wayne Katon of the University of Washington reportedly said: "Diabetes alone has shown to be a risk factor for dementia, as has major depression by itself."
The team also drew a link between diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and other types of dementia. Katon reportedly continued: "We wanted to determine the effects of both conditions - diabetes and major depression- occurring together. Our analysis suggests that major depression more than doubles the risk of dementia in adults with diabetes ."
Risk of depression and dementia amongst adults with diabetes
Mon, 08 Mar 2010
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