Personality: A moderator of the relation between cognitive functioning and depression in adults aged 55-85?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-240

  Van Den Heuvel, Nelleke ^a   Smits, Carolien H M ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^a   Beekman, Aartjan T F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aged; depression; personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0030590816     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(96)00088-2     Document Type: Article

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