Timely Initiation of Psychiatric Treatment and Subsequent Incident Dementia in Older Adults with Newly Diagnosed Depression: The Health and Retirement Study 2012‐2020
Timely initiation of psychiatric treatment was associated with a lower risk of subsequent dementia among older adults with newly diagnosed depression, further highlighting the importance of increased screening and early psychiatric intervention in managing late-life depression.
Authors
- Victoria Wing Kay Tang
- Anwar T. Merchant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1045-5079)
- Y Kim
- Y. Zhang
- Matthew C. Lohman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2273-2160)
- Casey Crump
- Jingkai Wei
Institutions
- University of South Carolina (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70860_097830
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00