A longitudinal study of hippocampal volume, cortisol levels, and cognition in older depressed subjects

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 161, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2081-2090

  O'Brien, John T ^a   Lloyd, Adrian ^b   McKeith, Ian ^b   Gholkar, Anil ^b   Ferrier, Nicol ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SALIVA;

EID: 2642512671     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.2081     Document Type: Article

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