Influence of education and depressive symptoms on cognitive function in the elderly

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 560-567

  Avila, Renata ^a,b   Moscoso, Marco Antonio Aparício ^a   Ribeiz, Salma ^a   Arrais, Jony ^a   Jaluul, Omar ^a   Bottino, Cassio M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Jardim Paulista   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attention; Depression; Executive function; Memory; Processing speed

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LOGICAL MEMORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STROOP TEST; TRAIL MAKING TEST B; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67649135976     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209008928     Document Type: Article

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