Psychosocial and neurocognitive functioning in unipolar and bipolar depression: A 12-month prospective study

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 145-153

  Godard, Julie ^a,b,d   Baruch, Philippe ^a   Grondin, Simon ^b,c   Lafleur, Martin F ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^d Centre de réadaptation en déficience physique Le Bouclier   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Cognition; Major depressive disorder; Neuropsychology; Psychosocial functioning

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 84860642673     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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