Cognitive deficits in major depression

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-251

  Ravnkilde, Barbara ^a   Videbech, Poul ^a   Clemmensen, Karin ^a   Egander, Annette ^a   Rasmussen, Niels Anton ^a   Rosenberg, Raben ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cognition; Depression; Neuropsychological; Psychomotor performance; Test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DENMARK; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036634522     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00292     Document Type: Article

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