Mild worry symptoms predict decline in learning and memory in healthy older adults: A 2-year prospective cohort study

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 266-275

  Pietrzak, Robert H ^a,b   Maruff, Paul ^c,d   Woodward, Michael ^e   Fredrickson, Julia ^c   Fredrickson, Amy ^c   Krystal, John H ^a,b   Southwick, Steven M ^a,b   Darby, David ^c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Melbourne ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; cognition; depression; healthy older adults; learning; memory; processing efficiency theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY LIVING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84857658684     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3182107e24     Document Type: Article

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