{"id":4288,"date":"2015-05-21T05:13:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T05:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onlinecprcertification.net\/blog\/?p=4288"},"modified":"2025-04-18T08:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T08:01:21","slug":"the-first-sign-of-alzheimers-may-be-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinecprcertification.net\/blog\/the-first-sign-of-alzheimers-may-be-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Sign of Alzheimer\u2019s may be Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest research into Alzheimer\u2019s and the progression of the disease suggests that many people show signs of developing depression before they start to show signs of diminished cognitive abilities.<\/p>\n

More research needed<\/h2>\n

Before doctors can positively say that sudden cases of depression in people over fifty who have not suffered a recent major life altering event is the sign of Alzheimer\u2019s more studies into the association between beta-amyloid plaque formation and the symptoms of depression needs to be done.<\/p>\n

The current information is exciting for medical professionals who treat Alzheimer\u2019s patients, but further research is needed before the understanding of the exact link between depression and dementia can be clear.<\/p>\n

What this means for the future<\/h2>\n

In the future, doctors may be able to predict which patients are likely to develop cognitive issues due to their mood changes as they age.<\/p>\n

Depression and Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/h2>\n

According to the Alzheimer\u2019s Association about forty percent of the patients who have this brain disease also have depression issues.<\/p>\n

Paul Schulz, MD, is a neurologist from the University of Texas Medical School. He said that you can divide the people who have both depression and Alzheimer\u2019s disease into three categories.<\/p>\n

The three groups of depression and Alzheimer\u2019s sufferers include:<\/h2>\n
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  1. People who have suffered from bouts of depression all throughout their lives. These individuals are at a much higher risk of developing dementia.<\/li>\n
  2. People who develop the dementia and become depressed due to the changes in their lives.<\/li>\n
  3. People who develop depression or exhibit a behavioral change shortly before they exhibit the signs of cognitive abilities beginning to diminish.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What the study means for doctors<\/h2>\n

    This study shows doctors that there may be a connection between depression and Alzheimer\u2019s. That does not mean that every person over the age of fifty that suffers from depression is going to be an Alzheimer\u2019s patient.<\/p>\n

    It does mean that when a doctor has a patient over the age of fifty come in with a sudden development of depression that the doctor can consider that they might be seeing the early warning signs of Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

    Whenever a new symptom is discovered that could indicate the onset of dementia or Alzheimer\u2019s people in the medical profession are given another opportunity to help the individual patient, and their family members prepare for the disease, and start early preventative measures to prolong the possible progression of the disease.<\/p>\n

    More research needed<\/h2>\n

    Before doctors can positively say that sudden cases of depression in people over fifty who have not suffered a recent major life altering event is the sign of Alzheimer\u2019s more studies into the association between beta-amyloid plaque formation and the symptoms of depression needs to be done.<\/p>\n

    The current information is exciting for medical professionals who treat Alzheimer\u2019s patients, but further research is needed before the understanding of the exact link between depression and dementia can be clear.<\/p>\n

    What this means for the future<\/h2>\n

    In the future, doctors may be able to predict which patients are likely to develop cognitive issues due to their mood changes as they age.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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