Longitudinal associations between amyloid and symptoms of depression and anxiety in subjective cognitive decline: the impact of personality characteristics

IntroductionDepressive/anxiety symptoms are common in subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and may relate to Alzheimer’s pathology, potentially modulated by personality characteristics.MethodsDepressive/anxiety symptoms were assessed over 4 ± 2 years in 329 SCD (88 amyloid-positive/241 amyloid-negativ...

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Main Authors: Calvin Trieu, Mardou S. S. A. van Leeuwenstijn, Lisa-Marie Schlüter, Jarith L. Ebenau, Inge M. W. Verberk, Sietske A. M. Sikkes, Sander C. J. Verfaillie, Elsmarieke van de Giessen, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Wiesje M. van der Flier, Argonde C. van Harten
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Mardou S. S. A. van Leeuwenstijn
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Lisa-Marie Schlüter
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Jarith L. Ebenau
Jarith L. Ebenau
Inge M. W. Verberk
Inge M. W. Verberk
Sietske A. M. Sikkes
Sietske A. M. Sikkes
Sietske A. M. Sikkes
Sander C. J. Verfaillie
Sander C. J. Verfaillie
Sander C. J. Verfaillie
Elsmarieke van de Giessen
Charlotte E. Teunissen
Wiesje M. van der Flier
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Argonde C. van Harten
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Jarith L. Ebenau
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Inge M. W. Verberk
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Sietske A. M. Sikkes
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Sander C. J. Verfaillie
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Charlotte E. Teunissen
Wiesje M. van der Flier
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Argonde C. van Harten
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description IntroductionDepressive/anxiety symptoms are common in subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and may relate to Alzheimer’s pathology, potentially modulated by personality characteristics.MethodsDepressive/anxiety symptoms were assessed over 4 ± 2 years in 329 SCD (88 amyloid-positive/241 amyloid-negative) using Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS), Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety (HADS-A). Mixed-effects models assessed associations between amyloid status and these symptoms, with neuroticism and somatization as effect-modifiers.ResultsAmyloid status was not directly associated with GDS, CES-D or HADS-A. However, neuroticism modified the association between amyloid status and GDS (p<0.05). In lower neuroticism, amyloid positivity was associated with GDS increase (β:0.10 ± 0.08), but not in higher neuroticism (β:-0.04 ± 0.12). Somatization modified the association between amyloid status and CES-D (p<0.05). In lower somatization, amyloid positivity was associated with CES-D increase (β:0.65 ± 0.23), but not in higher somatization (β:-0.12 ± 0.29).DiscussionAmyloid-positive individuals with lower neuroticism/somatization increased more in depressive symptoms over time, suggesting a preclinical AD-related depressive phenotype.
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spelling doaj-art-7e4a1b515d2b475e864dfa2e85fffa572025-08-20T02:35:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402025-06-011610.3389/fpsyt.2025.15721741572174Longitudinal associations between amyloid and symptoms of depression and anxiety in subjective cognitive decline: the impact of personality characteristicsCalvin Trieu0Calvin Trieu1Calvin Trieu2Mardou S. S. A. van Leeuwenstijn3Mardou S. S. A. van Leeuwenstijn4Lisa-Marie Schlüter5Lisa-Marie Schlüter6Jarith L. Ebenau7Jarith L. Ebenau8Inge M. W. Verberk9Inge M. W. Verberk10Sietske A. M. Sikkes11Sietske A. M. Sikkes12Sietske A. M. Sikkes13Sander C. J. Verfaillie14Sander C. J. Verfaillie15Sander C. J. Verfaillie16Elsmarieke van de Giessen17Charlotte E. Teunissen18Wiesje M. van der Flier19Wiesje M. van der Flier20Argonde C. van Harten21Argonde C. van Harten22Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) location Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, NetherlandsNeurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Program Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAlzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) location Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAlzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) location Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAlzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) location Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAlzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) location Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsNeurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Program Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAlzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) location Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFaculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Clinical Developmental Psychology & Clinical Neuropsychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), Amsterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), Amsterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) location Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc), Amsterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), Amsterdam, NetherlandsNeurochemistry Laboratory, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Program Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAlzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) location Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAlzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) location Vrije Universiteit Medical Center (VUmc), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, Amsterdam, NetherlandsIntroductionDepressive/anxiety symptoms are common in subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and may relate to Alzheimer’s pathology, potentially modulated by personality characteristics.MethodsDepressive/anxiety symptoms were assessed over 4 ± 2 years in 329 SCD (88 amyloid-positive/241 amyloid-negative) using Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS), Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety (HADS-A). Mixed-effects models assessed associations between amyloid status and these symptoms, with neuroticism and somatization as effect-modifiers.ResultsAmyloid status was not directly associated with GDS, CES-D or HADS-A. However, neuroticism modified the association between amyloid status and GDS (p<0.05). In lower neuroticism, amyloid positivity was associated with GDS increase (β:0.10 ± 0.08), but not in higher neuroticism (β:-0.04 ± 0.12). Somatization modified the association between amyloid status and CES-D (p<0.05). In lower somatization, amyloid positivity was associated with CES-D increase (β:0.65 ± 0.23), but not in higher somatization (β:-0.12 ± 0.29).DiscussionAmyloid-positive individuals with lower neuroticism/somatization increased more in depressive symptoms over time, suggesting a preclinical AD-related depressive phenotype.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1572174/fullAlzheimer’s diseasedepressionanxietysubjective cognitive declineneuroticismsomatization
spellingShingle Calvin Trieu
Calvin Trieu
Calvin Trieu
Mardou S. S. A. van Leeuwenstijn
Mardou S. S. A. van Leeuwenstijn
Lisa-Marie Schlüter
Lisa-Marie Schlüter
Jarith L. Ebenau
Jarith L. Ebenau
Inge M. W. Verberk
Inge M. W. Verberk
Sietske A. M. Sikkes
Sietske A. M. Sikkes
Sietske A. M. Sikkes
Sander C. J. Verfaillie
Sander C. J. Verfaillie
Sander C. J. Verfaillie
Elsmarieke van de Giessen
Charlotte E. Teunissen
Wiesje M. van der Flier
Wiesje M. van der Flier
Argonde C. van Harten
Argonde C. van Harten
Longitudinal associations between amyloid and symptoms of depression and anxiety in subjective cognitive decline: the impact of personality characteristics
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Alzheimer’s disease
depression
anxiety
subjective cognitive decline
neuroticism
somatization
title Longitudinal associations between amyloid and symptoms of depression and anxiety in subjective cognitive decline: the impact of personality characteristics
title_full Longitudinal associations between amyloid and symptoms of depression and anxiety in subjective cognitive decline: the impact of personality characteristics
title_fullStr Longitudinal associations between amyloid and symptoms of depression and anxiety in subjective cognitive decline: the impact of personality characteristics
title_full_unstemmed Longitudinal associations between amyloid and symptoms of depression and anxiety in subjective cognitive decline: the impact of personality characteristics
title_short Longitudinal associations between amyloid and symptoms of depression and anxiety in subjective cognitive decline: the impact of personality characteristics
title_sort longitudinal associations between amyloid and symptoms of depression and anxiety in subjective cognitive decline the impact of personality characteristics
topic Alzheimer’s disease
depression
anxiety
subjective cognitive decline
neuroticism
somatization
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1572174/full
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