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Charlie Jones

Dementia warning as expert explains link with common mental health disorder as cases rise

With dementia on the rise an expert has warned about a common mental health disorder connected to the mind-destroying disease.

Over one in 10 adults in the US over the age of 65 have it and one in three seniors die with Alzheimer's or another dementia.

Dr Nicole Purcell, a practising neurologist and senior director of clinical care at the Alzheimer's Association, warned about a measurable connection between depression and dementia.

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