People with depression may be more likely to develop Parkinson's disease, reveals a large study.
"We saw this link between depression and Parkinson's disease during over a timespan of more than two decades. Depression may be a very early symptom of Parkinson's disease or a risk factor for the disease," said study author Peter Nordstrom, at the Umea University in Umea, Sweden.
Low Mental Ability During Adolescence Increases Risk of Depression 20 Years Later
Longer reaction time indicating cognitive function at age 16 was associated with increased anxiety and depression symptoms at age 36.
Advertisement
The researchers also examined siblings and found no link between one sibling having depression and the other having Parkinson's disease.
"This finding gives us more evidence that these two diseases are linked," Nordstrom added. "If the diseases were independent of each other but caused by the same genetic or early environmental factors, then we would expect to see the two diseases group together in siblings, but that did not happen," he continued.
![Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Daytime Sleepiness Among Men Linked to Depression]( "Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Daytime Sleepiness Among Men Linked to Depression")
Men who had been previously undiagnosed and also suffered from excessive daytime sleepiness had 4 to 5 times greater chances of having depression.
For the study, researchers started with all Swedish citizens age 50 and older at the end of 2005. From that, they took the 140,688 people who were diagnosed with depression from 1987 to 2012. These people were then matched with three control participants of the same sex and year of birth who had not been diagnosed with depression, for a total of 421,718 control participants.
People with depression were 3.2 times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease within a year after the study started than people who did not have depression.
By 15 to 25 years after the study started, people with depression were about 50% more likely to develop Parkinson's disease.
The paper appeared in the journal Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Source: IANS
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Daytime Sleepiness Among Men Linked to Depression
Men who had been previously undiagnosed and also suffered from excessive daytime sleepiness had 4 to 5 times greater chances of having depression.
Advertisement
For the study, researchers started with all Swedish citizens age 50 and older at the end of 2005. From that, they took the 140,688 people who were diagnosed with depression from 1987 to 2012. These people were then matched with three control participants of the same sex and year of birth who had not been diagnosed with depression, for a total of 421,718 control participants.
People with depression were 3.2 times more likely to develop Parkinson's disease within a year after the study started than people who did not have depression.
By 15 to 25 years after the study started, people with depression were about 50% more likely to develop Parkinson's disease.
The paper appeared in the journal Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Source: IANS
More Cause-effect Research on Depression in Diabetics for Precise Treatment Methods
Various psychological and pharmacological interventions, implemented through collaborative care and stepped-care approaches were beneficial to a certain extent.
Advertisement
 Seniors With Lingering Depression Double Their Risk of StrokeDiminished depression may have a stronger effect on women than men, however, recent onset of depression was not associated with higher stroke risk. | Advertisement
|
Advertisement
Recommended Readings
Latest Research News
The scientists discovered that when the stem cells in the hair follicle are made softer, they have a higher chance of growing hair.
A combinatorial therapy provided promising beneficial results among people with ischemic stroke.
In Parkinson's disease patients voice disorders are quite common. A new combination therapy had greater effects on the voice.
New study findings delineate how aging affects the immune response following Spinal cord injury (SCI) and highlight the participation of the spinal cord meninges in repair.
A recent clinical trial suggests that the first medication therapy to reduce the progression of nearsightedness in children could be on the way.