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Depression among Individuals with Dementia

Introduction

The relationship between dementia and depression is so strong that one of them can lead to the other. Half of the patients of Dementia suffer from depression and cognitive impairment. Depression affects Dementia patients in a number of ways. For example, people who have suffered from depression at any point in their life are more likely to develop dementia. Similarly, people who have symptoms of dementia are at higher risk to suffer from depression and if it’s not treated properly at early stage, it can damage the quality of life by making forgetfulness and confusion even worse. Certain proteins that are formed in the brain and inflammation during depression could be a major cause of dementia in young adults. Therapies and medical treatment and the right time could prevent a dementia patient to suffer from depression and vice versa. CITATION Kri16 \l 1033 (Prasad, 2016)

Thesis Statement

Dementia and depression are two of the most common mental disorders that can lead to social isolation and an increased risk of nervous breakdown. People suffering from dementia are at greater risk of depression as compared to others so it’s important to be aware of the symptoms and diagnosis.

Discussion

Dementia is a disease which is caused by strokes or other disruptions in the flow of blood. There is a continuous deteriorating disruption of several cortical functions in brain i.e. judgment, memory, thinking, calculation, language and orientation. According to the medical records in 5 healthcare centers in Maryland, more than half of the patients of cognitive impairment have suffer from depression CITATION Sop19 \l 1033 (Bannet, 2019).

A person suffering from dementia might show symptoms of depression by refusing to do the things they’ve enjoyed in the past, social withdrawal, sleeping disorder, agitation and hopelessness, and developing apathy. Dementia has a number of effective and productive treatments i.e. electroconvulsive or talk therapy but it is often difficult for physicians to decide which one of the two diseases (Dementia and Depression) has severe symptoms and should be treated first. It affects the brain in the most toxic way because a person suffering from the disease can lose memory, have anxiety disorders, isolation and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Depression is most frequently diagnosed illness that occurs along with symptoms of Dementia, which eventually puts the patient in depression. Similarly, a person suffering from depression ultimately shows symptoms of brain damage which leads to cognitive impairment. 36 out of every 50 adults who have dementia symptoms might go on and develop depression at any point in life. A number of analysis establish that there is an association between dementia and depression but there has not been any proof that prevention of dementia can prevent depression CITATION Jud13 \l 1033 (Graham, 2013).

According to the report of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and strokes, adults up to age 65 have symptoms of clinical depression and 20% of them suffer from some form of Dementia CITATION Ric181 \l 1033 (Stanley, 2018).

Conclusion

Dementia and depression are considered to be the most common sicknesses in adults and elderlies. These disorders have a severe impact on quality of life of the person suffering from them and those related to the patient. It affects their mental and physical health as well as their social life. The fact that makes the relationship between dementia and depression complex is that dementia has been reported to be a factor of risk for depression and a disease that could be caused due to depression CITATION Hir19 \l 1033 (Shiraishi, 2019).

Depression is most common in dementia patients and is often very difficult for therapists and physicians to treat. There is no guarantee of 100% treatment for dementia but the quality of life of the patient could be maintained by preventing depression through support groups, counseling and attention CITATION Jes18 \l 1033 (Brommelhoff, 2018).

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Graham, J. (2013). Does Depression Contribute to Dementia? The new old age, 212-219.

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Shiraishi, H. (2019). Dementias and depression late in life: Beyond observed associations to underlying mechanism. . University of Maryland Liabrary, 1-3.

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