The risk of developing dementia rises sharply in tandem with the number of co-occurring psychiatric disorders, with mood and ...

When dementia blurs the line between autonomy and vulnerability, doctors face one of medicine’s toughest questions — should ...

A new study suggests that psychological well-being may be crucial for healthy aging. Studies of Blue Zones, regions where ...

Dementia, which slowly erodes memory, reasoning, judgment and language skills, affects over 6 million Americans and accounts ...

The odds of developing dementia are strongly linked to the number of co-existing mental health disorders, rising from twice ...

The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that high dosages of anticholinergic drugs increase the risk for the ...

Despite positive signs in reducing overuse of psychotropic medication in aged care, some areas still need urgent attention ...

There is a significant increase in unmet social support needs across sociodemographic groups after formal dementia diagnosis.

Compared with those with 1 psychiatric disorder (70.7%), the odds of dementia were higher for those with 2 comorbidities (21.4%) and even higher for those with 4 comorbidities (1.8%).

Age is a risk factor for dementia, but what other factors influence risk? We put the question to Director for Research at ...

Let’s start with some dementia prevention facts. It is now well-established that dementia of all types, including Alzheimer’s disease, is preventable in half of all people who are at risk[1][2][3].

People who have multiple mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression have a higher risk of developing dementia ...