Depressive symptoms impair everyday problem-solving ability through cognitive abilities in late life

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 142-150

  Yen, Yung Chieh ^a   Rebok, George W ^b   Gallo, Joseph J ^c   Jones, Richard N ^d   Tennstedt, Sharon L ^e  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^e NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

cognition; Depression; elderly; everyday function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; THINKING;

EID: 79551502235     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181e89894     Document Type: Article

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