Neuropsychological impairments in unipolar depression: The influence of perceived failure on subsequent performance

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 975-989

  Elliott, R ^a   Sahakian, B J ^a,b   Mckay, A P ^a   Herrod, J J ^a   Robbins, T W ^a   Paykel, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PLANNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0029811465     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700035303     Document Type: Article

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