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Depression Predicts Cognitive Disorders in Older Primary Care Patients

DOI

51

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0

References

2010

Year

Lisa L. Boyle, Anton P. Porsteinsson, Xingjia Cui, Deborah A. King, Jeffrey M. Lyness
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Abstract

Depressive disorders pose increased risk of incident dementia or cognitive disorder NOS in older primary care patients. Clinicians treating depressed older adults should monitor for development of cognitive disorders.