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消极悲观的害处有多大？新研究发现，长期的消极思维习惯会增加患老年痴呆症的风险。看你以后还敢丧吗？ Photo by Francisco Moreno on Unsplash Persistently engaging in negative thinking patterns may raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease, finds a new UCL-led study. 伦敦大学学院领头的一项新研究发现，总是采用消极的思维模式可能会提高患阿兹海默症的风险。 In the study of people aged over 55, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia, researchers found 'repetitive negative thinking' (RNT) is linked to subsequent cognitive decline as well as the deposition of harmful brain proteins linked to Alzheimer's. 这项研究发表在《阿兹海默症与痴呆症》，以55岁以上人群为调查目标。研究发现，“反复消极思维”可能会引发日后的认知能力下降以及和阿兹海默症有关的有害脑蛋白的沉积。 Lead author Dr Natalie Marchant (UCL Psychiatry) said: "Depression and anxiety in mid-life and old age are already known to be risk factors for dementia. Here, we found that certain thinking patterns implicated in depression and anxiety could be an underlying reason why people with those disorders are more likely to develop dementia. 该研究的首席作者、伦敦大学学院精神病学的娜塔莉·马钱特博士说：“我们已经知道，中老年的抑郁和焦虑是引发痴呆症的风险因素。在这项研究中，我们发现抑郁症和焦虑症患者常有的某些思维模式可能是这些人更容易患上痴呆症的背后原因。” | 
