A reliable global cognitive decline and cortisol as an associated risk factor for patients with late-life depression in the short term: a 1-year prospective study

In elderly people, 11.8% individuals had experienced a major depression in their lifetime, and the current prevalence rate of major depression in older adults is 6% (Andreas et al., 2017). Patients with late-life depression may have specific illness combinations (Pruchno et al., 2016), impaired physical functioning (Brunner et al., 2017), cognitive declines, and a high risk for dementia (Diniz et al., 2013).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - July 18, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Xiaomei Zhong, Yuping Ning, Yong Gu, Zhangying Wu, Cong Ouyang, Wanyuan Liang, Ben Chen, Qi Peng, Naikeng Mai, Yuejie Wu, Xinru Chen, Xingbing Huang, Suyue Pan Tags: Research paper Source Type: research