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History of Depression as a Risk Factor for Dementia: An Updated Review
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Objective: This review updates an earlier meta-analysis of the data on history of depression as a risk factor for dementia. It also considers the available evidence on the hypotheses proposed to explain the association between history of depression and dementia. Method: A meta-analysis was carried out on results from seven case-control and six prospective studies. A qualitative review was carried out on the evidence related to the hypotheses to explain the association. Results: The meta-analysis found evidence to support an association from both casecontrol studies (estimated relative risk 2.01; 95%% CI 1.16–3.50) and prospective studies (estimated relative risk 1.87; 95%% CI 1.09–3.20). However, the evidence did not clearly support any one hypothesis explaining the association. The most likely contenders are: (i) depression can be an early prodrome of dementia, (ii) depression brings forward the clinical manifestation of dementing diseases, and (iii) depression leads to damage to the hippocampus through a glucocorticoid cascade. Conclusions: The possibility that history of depression is a risk factor for dementia needs to be taken seriously and explanations of the association need to be further researched.
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- Authors
- Jorm, A. F.
- Venue
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2001-12
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 776-781
- ISSN
- 0004-8674 (ISSN-L)
- 1440-1614
- OpenAlex
- W2165279131
- Cited by
- 527
- References
- 8
- FWCI
- 2.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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