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Predicting risk of dementia among the elderly with major depressive disorder in remission: A prospective study.

Yen-Ju LinMei-Feng HuangYi-Chun YehCheng-Sheng Chen
Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2024)
This study demonstrated that compared with the general elderly population, elderly patients with depression have more significant impairment in cognitive function after 5 years. Further, we found that in depressed patients, deficits in information-processing speed and memory domains were highly suggestive of progression to dementia within 5 years.
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