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Older veterans who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are almost twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other age-related dementias as veterans without PTSD, a study shows.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Linked to Dementia
Seeded on Tue Jun 8, 2010 2:52 PM EDT
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The study is among the first to link combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder to dementia later in life, but it is not clear if having PTSD increases the risk for late-life dementias or if recurring PTSD is an early symptom of dementia in older veterans, Deborah Barnes, PhD, of the University of California, San Francisco tells WebMD.
"We can't say from a study like this one that PTSD causes dementia," she says. "But if it does, one theory is that stress is to blame."
There is evidence that chronic stress may damage the hippocampus, which is the area of the brain that is critical for memory and learning.
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#1 - Tue Jun 8, 2010 2:53 PM EDTMy God(s) dont the veterans have enough on their plates as it is.
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#2 - Tue Jun 8, 2010 2:57 PM EDTYep, and although this study focused on veterans, we should not forget that victims of domestic abuse also suffer from PTSD as do children who have been sexually assaulted or otherwise suffered from abuse.
We need to stop accepting the dysfunctional violence in our society no matter what form it takes.
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There is evidence that chronic stress may damage the hippocampus, which is the area of the brain that is critical for memory and learning.
More of a temporary permanent short circuit...stress feeds more into the short...what I think anyway.
(depression is a type of stress)
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