What is it about?
Cognitive impairment and depression are often seen as co-morbid conditions and major mental health problems affecting older people. The prevalence of depression varies widely in the different parts of the world, depending on social, cultural, and ethnic characteristics. This study provides useful information on the prevalence of cognitive impairment and depression among older adults and its correlates in Chongqing, China. The study confirms the linkage between depression and impaired cognitive functioning in a Chinese population...
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Why is it important?
The study will be very important for guiding early interventions to prevent progression of MCI to dementia and potentially decrease depression among elderly people.
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The relationship between depression and cognition is very complex. It is very difficult to conclude where cognitive impairment begins and where depression ends or vice versa. In the elderly both cognitive impairment and depression have become public health problems.Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder found in the elderly around globe. Late life depression and cognitive impairment has become a global issue and exerted heavy burdens on the healthcare system and society
Dr MOHAN GIRI
Chongqing Medical University
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This page is a summary of: Prevalence and correlates of cognitive impairment and depression among elderly people in the world’s fastest growing city, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China, Clinical Interventions in Aging, August 2016, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/cia.s113668.
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