Arteriosclerotic depression

Depression is a psychiatric syndrome seen in about 1–2% of elderly patients. When depression is seen for the first time late in life, genetic and psychosocial factors appear to be less important. Structural changes in the brain appear to be more important. In this paper the author presents the conce...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical hypotheses 1995-02, Vol.44 (2), p.111-115
Hauptverfasser:	Ranga Rama Krishnan, K., McDonald, W.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age of Onset Aged Arteriosclerosis - epidemiology Arteriosclerosis - pathology Arteriosclerosis - psychology Basal Ganglia - pathology Biological and medical sciences Brain - blood supply Brain - pathology Cerebrovascular Circulation Comorbidity Depression - epidemiology Depression - etiology Depression - pathology Frontal Lobe - pathology Humans Life Change Events Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Models, Neurological Neurology Risk Factors Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Zusammenfassung:	Depression is a psychiatric syndrome seen in about 1–2% of elderly patients. When depression is seen for the first time late in life, genetic and psychosocial factors appear to be less important. Structural changes in the brain appear to be more important. In this paper the author presents the concept of arteriosclerotic depression and relates the occurrence of structural changes in the brain to atherosclerosis and the structural changes to the occurrence of depression. Evidence in support of this concept is presented.
ISSN:	0306-9877 1532-2777
DOI:	10.1016/0306-9877(95)90081-0