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Frailty and depression together may raise dementia risk in elderly
short by / on Friday, 2 January, 2026
Older adults who are frail and have depression could be at higher risk of dementia, with the factors combined contributing to 17% of overall risk. The findings, published in journal General Psychiatry, suggest that while frailty and depression each increase dementia risk on their own, having both conditions could make one more than three times as likely to develop dementia.
read more at Medical Dialogues