title: The risk of developing depression when suffering from neurological diseases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the comorbidity of Alzheimer's/dementia, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's with depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  42,914 patients who were newly diagnosed with the four comorbid diseases were included in the study. We analyzed how many of these patients developed depression within five years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Between 21% (males with epilepsy) and 39% (women with Parkinson's)/44% (Alzheimer's patients under 60 years) developed depression within five years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We recommend routine checks for depression in patients diagnosed with one of these diseases, especially in the most comorbid ones.
authors: FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen, Germany. christian.thielscher@fom.de
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authors: Thielscher
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authors: Thielscher
authors: K
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authors: Kostev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D058006:General Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Parkinson’s; comorbidity; dementia; depression; epilepsy; multiple sclerosis