BMC’s Yawkey building doors are now closed as an entrance as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our campus and provide you with the best clinical care.

All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter our hospital via Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk before continuing to the hospital. We are excited to welcome you and appreciate your patience as we improve our facilities.

Depression and Anxiety Related to Cognitive Impairment

Many conditions that affect your memory can also cause depression or anxiety.

For some people, these mental health symptoms develop because of the affect that your condition has on your life - you may feel depressed or anxious about what is happening or will happen. In this case, treatments like therapy or certain medications (if otherwise safe for you) may help.

For other people, symptoms like anxiety and depression are actually caused by the same condition that causes their memory loss. In these cases, anxiety and depression are symptoms of your memory disorder, not reactions to your circumstances, so treating your condition will help ease your depression and anxiety.