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Genetic investigation of non-affective psychosis and depression as causal risk factors for dementia.
BMJ mental health - 24 Jun 2026
Escott-Price Valentina, Simmonds Emily, Owen Michael J, O'Donovan Michael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Major psychiatric disorders are associated with increased risk of dementia but establishing whether psychiatric disorders causally increase dementia risk is challenging because dementia pathology can precede clinical diagnosis by decades. Prodromal psychiatric symptoms may arise long before cognitive decline, leaving open the possibility of reverse causation. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine whether...
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