A meta-analysis of cognitive performance in melancholic versus non-melancholic unipolar depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 201, Issue , 2016, Pages 15-24

  Zaninotto, Leonardo ^a,b   Solmi, Marco ^c,d   Veronese, Nicola ^c   Guglielmo, Riccardo ^e   Ioime, Lucia ^e,f   Camardese, Giovanni ^e   Serretti, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ULSS 16   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d ULSS 17   (Italy)

^e CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f LUMSA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Depressive disorder; Major depression; Melancholic; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LEARNING; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MELANCHOLIA; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; THINKING; VISUAL LEARNING; WORKING MEMORY; ADULT; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84965057355     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.04.039     Document Type: Review

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