Cognitive decline and alcohol consumption in the aging population-A longitudinal analysis of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe.
Stephan ListabarthMagdalena GroemerThomas WaldhoerBenjamin VyssokiNathalie PrucknerSandra VyssokiAlexander GlahnDeirdre Maria König-CastilloDaniel KönigPublished in: European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists (2022)
Our data indicate that alcohol use is a relevant risk factor for cognitive decline in older adults. Furthermore, evidence-based therapeutic concepts to reduce alcohol consumption exist and should be of primary interest in prevention measures considering the aging European population.