Depression As Risk Factor of Alzheimer?s
 

(Psych Central News) A new study supports the idea that depression is truly a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease rather than a subtle early sign of its underlying pathology. Investigators from Rush University Medical Center sought to determine if depressive symptoms actually contribute to the development of dementia (risk factor hypothesis) or are a consequence of the disease [...]

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I can only speak on what I know. And that is that my husband was never depressed ever until after he had AD. But, hell... who wouldn't be depressed!!!
I can't imagine anything worse:eek: