Alzheimer's Disease and Major Depressive Disorder WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Alzheimer's Disease and Major Depressive Disorder
Scientists are not sure how Alzheimer's disease and major depressive disorder are connected. Some research has found that the Alzheimer's disease produces biological changes that can increase a person's genetic predisposition to depression. Other studies suggest that the depression itself may increase chances of developing Alzheimer's disease.1
Fast Facts:
- Alzheimer's disease can produce mild, moderate, or severe depression.2
- About 40 percent of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease suffer from significant depression.3
- People with Alzheimer's often have difficulty expressing their feelings of depression. This makes depression difficult to diagnose.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Alzheimer's Or Depression: Could It Be Both?
- ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Causes of Major Depressive Disorder
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Alzheimer's Association: Depression and Alzheimer's
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Alzheimer's and Major Depressive Disorder, Alzheimer's Disease and Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder and Alzheimer's Disease, Major Depressive Disorder and Alzheimer's, Major Depression and Alzheimer's
- Last update: Jan. 15, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
