Predicting severity of depression in the elderly at six-month follow-up: A neuropsychological study

D. A. King; E. D. Caine; Y. Conwell; C. Cox

doi:10.1176/jnp.3.1.64

Predicting severity of depression in the elderly at six-month follow-up: A neuropsychological study

D. A. King, E. D. Caine, Y. Conwell, C. Cox

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The authors conducted psychopathological and neuropsychological assessments on a pilot sample of 15 nondemented elderly depressed patients at the outset of inpatient treatment and again after 6 months. Pretreatment performance on a test of confrontation naming was predictive of severity of depressive symptoms at follow-up. These findings tentatively suggest that the naming ability of elderly depressed subjects may have prognostic significance.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	64-66
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.3.1.64
State	Published - 1991
Externally published	Yes

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Clinical Neurology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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