Psychosocial risk factors and Alzheimer's disease: the associative effect of depression, sleep disturbance, and anxiety.

CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that sleep disturbance, depression, and anxiety are associated with AD development among cognitively asymptomatic participants. Decreasing the threat posed by psychological symptoms may be one avenue for possibly delaying onset of AD.
PMID: 29077487 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Aging and Mental Health - October 27, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Burke SL, Cadet T, Alcide A, O'Driscoll J, Maramaldi P Tags: Aging Ment Health Source Type: research