Dementia Is More Common Among the Married Than the Unmarried
www.psychologytoday.com
An 18-year study of 24,000 older adults found that unmarried people were less at risk for dementia, challenging the belief that married people are healthier.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2025-04-03 10:04:48+00:00.

Original Title: Study found that people who were not married were less at risk (at least 50% lower risk) than married people for dementia. One contributing factor may be that single people are better at maintaining social ties. Single people may also have a greater variety of interesting and unique experiences.

  • realitista@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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    24 days ago

    My dad has dimentia, and I sometimes wonder if it’s because my mom didn’t let him have a thought of his own for 50 years.