Depression is a mood disorder that causes persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest. Meanwhile, cognitive comes from the Latin cognitio which means thinking, namely a persons ability to understand the world from complex functions such as arithmetic abilities, orientation to time and place, orientation to individuals, abstract thinking patterns, and the ability to focus. To determine someones impaired cognitive function, they need to have an MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination). The prevalence of depression is experienced by 3.8% of the population worldwide, including 5.0% among adults and 5.7% among older adults or the elderly. Research shows that more than half or 50 to 80% of people who experience MCI will suffer from dementia within the next 57 years.

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