Rapid decline in thinking and memory skills increased when the elderly suffer from depression, study finds.
Loneliness and loss of appetite could contribute to Alzheimer's disease, scientists have warned.
In the first study to establish the relationship between depressive symptoms, such as feeling of loneliness, and dementia, experts claimed to have shown a link between depression and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
The rapid decline in thinking and memory skills associated with MCI, which is known to contribute to Alzheimer's, are increased when the elderly suffer from depression.
Common symptoms of depression in the elderly, such as loneliness and loss of appetite, could serve as warning signs that they are at risk of MCI and Alzheimer's.
In the first study to establish the relationship between depressive symptoms, such as feeling of loneliness, and dementia, experts claimed to have shown a link between depression and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
The rapid decline in thinking and memory skills associated with MCI, which is known to contribute to Alzheimer's, are increased when the elderly suffer from depression.
Common symptoms of depression in the elderly, such as loneliness and loss of appetite, could serve as warning signs that they are at risk of MCI and Alzheimer's.
