World Health Organization reports, currently 55 million people worldwide
with dementia, nearly 10 million new cases being diagnosed each year.
According to the World Health Organization, there are currently 55 million
people worldwide living with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases
being diagnosed each year. To lower the risk of dementia in a population,
researchers must understand what causes dementia.
Several studies have looked at the association between psychological
distress—an umbrella term that encompasses symptoms of anxiety, depression,
and stress—and dementia. However, the link between the two remains unclear.
Now, a new study published in JAMA Network explores this link between
psychological distress and dementia. The study was conducted by researchers
from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, the University of
Helsinki, and the University of Eastern Finland. Previous studies, such as
one published in 2022, concluded that individuals with depression levels
that were increasingly severe, chronically high, or chronically low had a
higher likelihood of developing dementia compared to individuals without
depression or with decreasing depression symptoms.
Other studies have found that anxiety, vital exhaustion, and psychological
stress are associated with a later onset of dementia.On the other hand, a
28-year follow-up study on the relationship between depression and dementia
found that depression was mostly caused by dementia rather than dementia
being caused by depression.
with dementia, nearly 10 million new cases being diagnosed each year.
According to the World Health Organization, there are currently 55 million
people worldwide living with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases
being diagnosed each year. To lower the risk of dementia in a population,
researchers must understand what causes dementia.
Several studies have looked at the association between psychological
distress—an umbrella term that encompasses symptoms of anxiety, depression,
and stress—and dementia. However, the link between the two remains unclear.
Now, a new study published in JAMA Network explores this link between
psychological distress and dementia. The study was conducted by researchers
from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, the University of
Helsinki, and the University of Eastern Finland. Previous studies, such as
one published in 2022, concluded that individuals with depression levels
that were increasingly severe, chronically high, or chronically low had a
higher likelihood of developing dementia compared to individuals without
depression or with decreasing depression symptoms.
Other studies have found that anxiety, vital exhaustion, and psychological
stress are associated with a later onset of dementia.On the other hand, a
28-year follow-up study on the relationship between depression and dementia
found that depression was mostly caused by dementia rather than dementia
being caused by depression.
