Study: Common medication treatments for PTSD can increase the risk of developing dementia

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2017/05/22/study-common-medication-treatments-for-ptsd-can-increase-the-risk-of-developing-dementia/

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Drugs for PTSD linked to increased risk of dementia (The Pharmaceutical Journal):

“Certain psychotropic drugs used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increase the risk of developing dementia, including in patients who do not have PTSD but take the drugs for other conditions, study results published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society…

As expected, a diagnosis of PTSD w…

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