Electroencephalographic frontal asymmetry and depressive symptoms in the elderly

Biological Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 317-322

  Deslandes, Andréa C ^a   de Moraes, Helena ^a   Pompeu, Fernando A M S ^a   Ribeiro, Pedro ^a,b   Cagy, Mauricio ^c   Capitão, Claudia ^a   Alves, Heloisa ^a   Piedade, Roberto A M ^a   Laks, Jerson ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Brazilian Institute of Neural Bioscience (IBBN)   (Brazil)

^c FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alpha power; Cortical asymmetry; Depression; Elderly; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; LORAZEPAM; SERTRALINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SYMPTOM;

AGED; BRAIN MAPPING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 54849430500     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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