Neuropsychological differences between late-onset and recurrent geriatric major depression

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 691-698

  Rapp, Michael A ^a   Dahlman, Karen ^b   Sano, Mary ^b   Grossman, Hillel T ^b   Haroutunian, Vahram ^b   Gorman, Jack M ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 16844370132     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.4.691     Document Type: Article

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