Geriatric Psychiatry Research Update: April 2017
Three recent studies on dementia show antioxidants lack preventive effects, autoimmune disease hospitalization is a risk factor, and cognitive stimulation has modest benefits.
Editor's note: This article was published on April 3, 2017, and has since been updated.
References:
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2. Wotton CJ, Goldacre MJ. Associations between specific autoimmune diseases and subsequent dementia: retrospective record-linkage cohort study, UK. J Epidemiol Community Health. Published online March 1, 2017. doi:10.1136/jech-2016-207809. Accessed March 27, 2017.
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