PTSD Tied to a Doubling of Dementia Risk

[Angana]

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with up to a twofold increased risk of dementia, new research shows. Investigators found that individuals with PTSD had a 61% higher risk of dementia, and pooled data from two particular studies showed that PTSD was associated with a doubling of dementia risk.

[Ajantika]

@angana Dementia is one of the greatest global health challenges and given that there is no cure for dementia, there's an urgent need to identify modifiable risk factors to prevent or delay the onset of dementia