LOS ANGELES: Researchers have found a strong link between symptoms of depression and dementia.
The Edith Cowan University group examined 460 WA adults and found that people over 65 who exhibited signs of depression were more likely to suffer from memory problems.
Hamid Sohrabi from ECU’s Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Research and Care said the research laid the groundwork to develop a new screening test for cognitive decline caused by psychiatric comorbidities such as depression.
“We found that the signs of depression begin well before the symptoms of dementia begin manifesting,” he said…