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Chronic Anxiety Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia

New and Long-Term Anxiety Associated with Higher Risk

Researchers have found that both chronic and new-onset anxiety disorders are associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, particularly all-cause dementia.

Key Findings

• Individuals with chronic anxiety had a 28 times higher risk of dementia.
• Those with new-onset anxiety had a nearly three times higher risk of dementia.
• The risk of dementia was found to be 24% higher for those with anxiety compared to those without.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, suggests a strong link between anxiety disorders and the development of dementia later in life.