There appears to be a link between depression/anxiety/PTSD and dementia, although the
evidence is incomplete and the reason is unclear. Mental illness may cause dementia or …

Background Depression, anxiety and PTSD appear to be linked to dementia, but it is unclear
whether they are risk factors (causal or prodromal) for, comorbid with, or sequelae to …

Background This study examined whether depression was a risk factor for onset of dementia
including Alzheimer's disease (AD), vascular dementia (VD) and any dementia, and mild …

Objective The present study aimed to resolve inconsistency in reported prevalence of
affective symptoms by dementia stage. Methods/Design We conducted a meta‐analysis of …

BackgroundAffective disorders are associated with cognitive disturbances but their role as
risk factors for dementia is still not fully investigated. AimsTo evaluate the risk of developing …

Objectives Although psychiatric disorders have been found to be associated with increased
risk of dementia, previous findings are mixed, and the nature of these relationships remains …

Objective: Little is known about the overall prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD)
in persons with dementia (ie,“depression in dementia”: DpD). The aim of this systematic …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of dementia, linked to morbidity and
mortality among elderly patients. Recently, several clinical studies suggested that …

Objective: This review updates an earlier meta-analysis of the data on history of depression
as a risk factor for dementia. It also considers the available evidence on the hypotheses …

Background: We assessed the relationship between cognitive impairment (including mild
cognitive impairment with no signs of dementia, and dementia) and risk for depression in old …