Brainwaves

Depression and dementia are unfortunately two very common disorders in mental health. But the fact that they occur together is not explained by their overall prevalence. The relationship is a bit more complicated. Joan Dietz joins Jim Siegler in a discussion on how she counters these common conditions. Produced by James E. Siegler. Music by Lee Rosevere, Jason Shaw, Chris Zabriskie, Kai Engel, and Scott Holmes. BrainWaves' podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used for clinical decision making. REFERENCES Byers AL and Yaffe K. Depression and risk of developing dementia. Nature reviews Neurology. 2011;7:323-31. Korczyn AD and Halperin I. Depression and dementia. Journal of the neurological sciences. 2009;283:139-42. Alexopoulos GS, Murphy CF, Gunning-Dixon FM, Latoussakis V, Kanellopoulos D, Klimstra S, Lim KO and Hoptman MJ. Microstructural white matter abnormalities and remission of geriatric depression. Am J Psychiatry. 2008;165:238-44. Dotson VM, Beydoun MA