Dr. Gary Small, M.D.

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Gary Small, M.D., is Chair of Psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center, and Physician in Chief for Behavioral Health Services at Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest, most comprehensive and integrated healthcare network. Dr. Small has often appeared on the TODAY show, Good Morning America, and CNN and is co-author (with his wife Gigi Vorgan) of 10 popular books, including New York Times bestseller, “The Memory Bible,” “The Small Guide to Anxiety,” and “The Small Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease.”

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Marriage Lowers Dementia Risk

Dr. Small By Thursday, 26 June 2025 04:27 PM EDT Current | Bio | Archive

Researchers at the National University of Singapore reported that being married lowers a person’s risk for dementia. People who remained single throughout their lives had a 42 percent higher risk of developing dementia than those who were married. Widowed people had a 20 percent higher dementia risk.

The results suggest that the protective effects of marriage may be due to associated lifestyle factors. For this research, scientists analyzed 15 prior studies that included 812,047 people.

The increased risk from being single was comparable to other dementia risks, including diabetes and high blood pressure.

Experts suspect that the mental stimulation from social interactions associated with marriage confers a protective effect.

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