Verbal memory functions in unipolar major depression with and without co-morbid anxiety

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-375

  Lyche, P ^a   Jonassen, R ^a,c   Stiles, T C ^b   Ulleberg, P ^a   Landro N I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Co morbid anxiety disorder; HVLT R; Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test; PASAT; The Hopkins Verbal Learning Test Revised; Unipolar major depression; Verbal memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTPATIENTS; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957812022     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2010.547518     Document Type: Article

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