Post-traumatic stress disorder as a risk factor for dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mia Maria Günak Jo Billings Emily CarratuNatalie L MarchantGraziella FavaratoVasiliki Orgeta

Published in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2021)

This is the first meta-analysis quantifying the association of PTSD and risk of dementia showing that PTSD is a strong and potentially modifiable risk factor for all-cause dementia. Future studies investigating potential causal mechanisms, and the protective value of treating PTSD are needed.

Keyphrases

mild cognitive impairment
social support
cognitive impairment
posttraumatic stress disorder
systematic review
case control
meta analyses
current status