Sensitivity of cognitive tests in four cognitive domains in discriminating MDD patients from healthy controls: A meta-analysis

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1543-1557

  Lim, JaeHyoung ^a   Oh, In Kyung ^a   Han, Changsu ^a   Huh, Yu Jeong ^a   Jung, In Kwa ^b   Patkar, Ashwin A ^c   Steffens, David C ^d   Jang, Bo Hyoung ^e  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University Ansan Hospital   (South Korea)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^e Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cognitive function; major depressive disorder; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STROOP TEST; VELOCITY; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84881039275     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213000689     Document Type: Article

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