Spouses of dementia sufferers have a 6-fold increased risk of dementia onset

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 04:50 in Psychology & Sociology

Older married adults whose spouse has dementia are at significantly higher risk for developing dementia themselves, compared to similar older married adults whose spouse never develops dementia. This is the key finding of a study published today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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