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Caring for newly diagnosed dementia patients associated with increase in depressive symptoms – News-Medical.Net
Caring for a partner or spouse with a new diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or related dementia is associated with a 30% increase in depressive symptoms, compared to older adults who don’t have a spouse with dementia–and these symptoms are sustained over time, a new …
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 2 2020
Caring for a partner or spouse with a new diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or related dementia is associated with a 30% increase in depressive symptoms, compared to older adults who don’t have a spouse with dementia–and these symptoms are sustained over time, a new University of Michigan study found.
This sustained depression over time is important because partners are often caregivers for many years, said Melissa Harris, a doctoral student in the U-M Scho…
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