Patients with dementia who take antidepressants may face faster cognitive decline, a new Swedish research suggests.
Depression is very common among people with this neurodegenerative disease. The two conditions are strongly linked, with depression raising the risk of dementia and vice versa.
“Depressive symptoms can both worsen cognitive decline and impair quality of life, so it is important to treat them,” co-author Sara Garcia-Ptacek, a researcher at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, said in a press statement.
“Our results can help doctors and other health care professionals choose antidepressants that are better adapted for patients with dementia,” she added....
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