Depression as a risk factor for cognitive impairment in later life: the Health In Men cohort study

ConclusionsThe lack of association between past depression and cognitive impairment suggests that the link between depression and cognitive impairment is not causal and that the presence of clinically significant depressive symptoms in later life may herald the onset of cognitive impairment in at least some people. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - August 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Osvaldo P. Almeida, Graeme J. Hankey, Bu B. Yeap, Jonathan Golledge, Leon Flicker Tags: Research Article Source Type: research