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Study: Multiple Mental Disorders Dramatically Raise Dementia Risk
9/10/2025
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- A Paris study links multiple psychiatric disorders to a higher dementia risk.
- Patients with two mental health conditions are twice as likely to develop dementia; those with three are over four times more likely.
- The risk increases elevenfold for individuals with four or more disorders.
- Mood and anxiety disorders raise dementia odds by 90%.
- The study analyzed 3,688 patients over 14 years, highlighting the need for targeted screening.
