Antidepressants interrupt seniors’ sleep and raise dementia risk

150720-prozac-editorial150DALLAS: Antidepressants may significantly disrupt older adults’ sleep patterns and cause a disorder that can contribute to dementia, according to new research.

Investigators at SUNY Upstate Medical University analyzed 10 studies published within the last five years to determine how antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, affect sleep.

Full story covered in the Dementia Business Weekly.