The cognitive neuropsychology of depression in the elderly

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1693-1702

  Herrmann, Lucie L ^a   Goodwin, Guy M ^a   Ebmeier, Klaus P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EMBASE; EPISODIC MEMORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SEMANTIC MEMORY;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 36049025883     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707001134     Document Type: Review

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