Hypothyroidism and major depression: A common executive dysfunction?

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 790-807

  Constant, E L ^a,c   Adam, S ^b   Seron, X ^a   Bruyer, R ^a   Seghers, A ^a   Daumerie, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; LANGUAGE TEST; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECEPTIVE FIELD; REFERENCE VALUE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COLOR PERCEPTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FIELD DEPENDENCE-INDEPENDENCE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33746312933     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390591000990     Document Type: Article

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