Deterministic learning and attempted suicide among older depressed individuals: Cognitive assessment using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 226-232

  McGirr, Alexander ^a   Dombrovski, Alexandre Y ^b   Butters, Meryl A ^b   Clark, Luke ^c   Szanto, Katalin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Cognitive function; Depression; Geriatrics; Learning; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

EID: 84855983803     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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