# Older adults' abstract reasoning ability predicts depressive symptoms over time

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**Created:** [November 20, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/older-adults-abstract-reasoning-ability-predicts-depressive-symptoms-over-time/1029 "2018-11-20T21:07:40Z")\
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> **[Older adults' abstract reasoning ability predicts depressive symptoms over time](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181114120311.htm)**
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> Age-related declines in abstract reasoning ability predict increasing depressive symptoms in subsequent years, according to data from a longitudinal study of older adults in Scotland.

  
Age-related declines in abstract reasoning ability predict increasing depressive symptoms in subsequent years, according to data from a longitudinal study of older adults in Scotland.