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Depression can triple risk of developing

Parkinson's disease, scientists say

Scientists in Taiwan studied records 23,000 people over 10years

Those with depression 3.24 times more likely to be developParkinson's

Age and hard-to-treat Parkinson's risk factors, scientistssaid

ByBecky Evans

Depression can triple the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to

researchers.

Scientists in Taiwan studied the medical records of 4,634 people with

depression and 18,544 depression-free individuals for 10 years.

During the follow-up, 1.42 per cent of depression sufferers were diagnosed with

Parkinson's compared with 0.52 per cent of non-depressed participants.
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Scientists in Taiwan found people with depression were 3.24 times more likely to developParkinson's

People with depression were 3.24 times more likely to develop the disease than

those without the mental health problem, said the researchers writing online in

the journal Neurology.

However, scientists do not know whether depression is an early symptom of the

neurodegenerative disease or a cause.

Depression has proven links to range of illnesses including cancer and stroke.

Authors of the study in Taiwan said the risks of being diagnosed withParkinson's increased with age and having depression that did not respond to

treatment.


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Age and people with hard-to-treat depression are significant risk factors, according to the

research

According to Parkinson's UK, one in 500 people in the UK have the disease - aprogressive neurological condition.

Mental health charities say depression affects one in five older people and about

five million people in the country are living with the illness.

Lead author Dr Albert Yang, from Taipei Veterans General Hospital, said: 'Our

study suggests that depression may also be an independent risk factor for

Parkinson's disease.

'Many questions remain, including whether depression is an early symptom ofParkinson's disease rather than an independent risk factor for the disease.

'Our study also found that depression and older age, and having difficult-to-treat

depression, were significant risk factors as well.'

Parkinson's UK said more research was needed into the link.


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Dr Katie Le Blond, research development manager at the charity, told The

Telegraph newspaper: 'This study found that people with depression were more

likely to develop Parkinson's than those without depression.

'But even among those with depression, the number of people who went on todevelop Parkinson's was still only a fraction of those who took part. So there is

by no means a direct link.'

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