Healio (2/17) reports, “Diagnosis of mental disorders was associated with an increased risk for the onset of dementia later in life, according to results of a population-based administrative register study.” The findingswere published in JAMA Psychiatry.
MedPage Today (2/17, George) reports, “This association was not explained by pre-existing chronic physical illness or socioeconomic deprivation, the researchers said.” Furthermore, “The connection was seen for both men and women, for both Alzheimer’s and non-Alzheimer’s dementia, and for different types of mental disorders.”
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— “Diagnosis of mental disorders linked to higher risk for dementia “Robert Herpen, Healio, February 17, 2022