Bidirectional associations of depressive symptoms and cognitive function over time

Bidirectional associations of depressive symptoms and cognitive function over time
JAMA Network Open; by Jiamin Yin, Amber John, Dorina Cadar; 6/24
In this longitudinal analysis of 8268 eligible participants, greater levels of depressive symptoms at study baseline and an accelerated change in depressive symptoms over time were associated with faster memory decline. In reverse, a steeper change in memory was also reciprocally associated with a more rapid change in depressive symptoms over time.
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