Cognitive impairment and its associations with the path of illness in affective disorders: A comparison between patients with bipolar and unipolar depression in remission

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 275-287

  Daniel, Benyamin D ^a   Montali, Arianna ^a   Gerra, Maria Lidia ^a   Innamorati, Marco ^a   Girardi, Paolo ^b   Pompili, Maurizio ^b   Amore, Mario ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; cognitive impairment; executive functions; psychosocial functioning; recurrent major depressive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABCOCK STORY RECALL TEST; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FINGER SPAN; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REMISSION; STROOP TEST; SYMBOL NUMBER ASSOCIATION TEST; VERBAL MEMORY; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880769359     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000432597.79019.e2     Document Type: Article

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