Distinct Profiles of Neurocognitive Function in Unmedicated Unipolar Depression and Bipolar II Depression

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 917-924

  Taylor Tavares, Joana V ^a,b,c   Clark, Luke ^a   Cannon, Dara M ^b   Erickson, Kristine ^b   Drevets, Wayne C ^b   Sahakian, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar II disorder; major depressive disorder; neuropsychological tests; sensitivity to loss; spatial working memory; unmedicated

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; REFERENCE VALUES; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34748824913     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.05.034     Document Type: Article

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