Cognitive deficits in unipolar old-age depression: A population-based study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 937-947

  Pantzar, A ^a   Laukka, E J ^a   Atti, A R ^a,b   Fastbom, J ^a   Fratiglioni, L ^a,c   Backman L ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognition; depression; old age; population based study; unipolar

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN;

EID: 84896347632     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713001736     Document Type: Article

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