A longitudinal analysis of neurocognitive function in unipolar depression

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 879-891

  Biringer, Eva ^a,b   Mykletun, Arnstein ^b,c   Sundet, Kjetil ^d   Kroken, Rune ^e   Stordal, Kirsten Irene ^e   Lund, Anders ^b  

^a Division of Psychiatry   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e Division of Psychiatry   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFERENCE VALUES; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 36348932656     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390601147686     Document Type: Article

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