Support for midlife anxiety diagnosis as an independent risk factor for dementia: a systematic review

Objectives

Anxiety is an increasingly recognised predictor of cognitive deterioration in older adults and in those with mild cognitive impairment. Often believed to be a prodromal feature of neurodegenerative disease, anxiety may also be an independent risk factor for dementia, operationally defined here as preceding dementia diagnosis by ≥10 years.

Design

A systematic review of the literature on anxiety diagnosis and long-term...