Therapist FinderSM





Advanced Search »


Depression May Predict Mental Impairment in Elderly

A two-year study of individuals age 65 and older shows that depression puts seniors at risk for subsequent declines in executive function. Researchers tested 709 subjects yearly using the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale, monitored patients' medical charts and conducted interviews to assess functioning, cognition and depression. They found that individuals with depression were at a greater risk for intellectual dysfunction at one and two years. Greater medical difficulties were also found to be independently associated with both cognitive decline and depression.

ABSTRACT:
Does Depression Precede or Follow Executive Dysfunction? Outcomes in Older Primary Care Patients

SHARE: del.icio.us del.icio.us | Digg It! digg | Add to FURL FURL | Add to Netscape Netscape | Add to Reddit reddit | Stumble! Stumble! | Add to Yahoo! My Web BETA My Web

Posted In: Aging - Geriatric Psychology |

Tags: Cognitive | Depression | Executive | Function | Intellectual | Seniors |

Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff on October 08, 2007 at 04:44 PM | Permalink

About

This page contains a single entry from Psychology Briefs, the FindCounseling.com Blog.

The previous post was PsychBriefs: September 30-October 6, 2007.

The next post is Male Voice Reveals Physical Prowress.

Many more can be found on the main index page or by looking through the Psychology Research Archives.

Subscribe

Add to My AOL
Subscribe with Bloglines
Subscribe in FeedLounge
Add to Google
Add to My MSN
Add to Netvibes
Add your feed to Newsburst from CNET News.com
Subscribe in NewsGator Online
Add to PageFlakes
Subscribe in Rojo
Add to SiteShuffle
Add to Technorati Favorites
Add to My Yahoo!

ATOM RSS