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nounserious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely

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ADI and PAHO said they are working to deliver the joint dementia awareness campaign for the region as part of the PAHO Regional Plan of Action on Dementia (2015-2019).
But one expert warned scientists are increasingly turning to believe depression may actually be an early symptom of dementia and a consequence of years of changes in the brain.
With one person developing dementia every three minutes in the UK, the college's programme area lead for access, health and early years, Michelle Kelso said: "Everybody at some time in their life is going to be touched by dementia, whether it is themselves, a family member or friend.
Dementia is an umbrella term for various symptoms ranging from memory loss to having difficulty holding a conversation.
Alzheimer's Society's chief executive Jeremy Hughes said: "Dementia isn't going away - two fifths of us know someone with dementia and two million people will be living with it by 2051.
SMOKING CAN LEAD TO DEMENTIA Probably "ALTHOUGH we can't say that smoking definitely causes dementia, there is strong evidence it can increase your risk," says Dr James Pickett, head of research at Alzheimer's Society.
The study shows that people with a particular kind of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation may experience a faster decline in thinking and memory skills, and have a greater risk of dementia than those without the condition.
Dementia has now overtaken heart disease as Britain's biggest killer and there are an estimated 1,650 people living with the condition in the Stirling Council area.
ISLAMABAD -- People who have suffered a stroke are 70 per cent more likely to develop dementia, a new study has revealed.
An estimated 50 million people around the world have dementia, with millions of new cases diagnosed every year.
Renfrewshire councillors have become the first in Scotland to collectively take part in Dementia Friends information sessions.
Stockport School THE Doing Dementia Differently Intergenerational Choir is made up of students from Stockport School and people with dementia from local support groups and care homes.