Patients with Parkinson s disease appear to be at elevated risk for both suicidal thoughts and actions. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion to ensure early detection and intervention.
Contrary to current dogma, maternal depressive symptoms probably start at pregnancy, not during the postnatal period, and continue up to 2 years after childbirth.
A history of either depression or stress significantly raises the risk for AD or MCI later in life and having both conditions had an even greater impact on risk.