Neuropsychological Performance in Patients with Depression is Associated with Clinical, Etiological and Genetic Risk Factors

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 866-877

  Naismith, Sharon L ^a,b   Hickie, Ian B ^a   Turner, Keelin ^a   Little, Craig L ^a   Winter, Virginia ^a   Ward, Philip B ^a   Wilhelm, Kay ^a   Mitchell, Philip ^a   Parker, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMANTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; TRAIL MAKING TEST; VERBAL LEARNING; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0242352330     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.25.6.866.16472     Document Type: Article

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