Topic: Kristine Yaffe

Up to a third of veterans returning from combat may experience depression or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often along with alcohol misuse or aggressive behavior comorbidity, and the risk of developing dementia is nearly twice as high in veterans with PTSD as ...

Stress disorder ups dementia risk in older veterans

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older veterans who have had post-traumatic stress disorder have nearly double the risk of dementia than other veterans, U.S. researchers said on Monday.The findings, presented at an Alzheimer's Association meeting in Vienna, are the first to link PTSD -- ...