کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3042441 1184815 2007 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The impact of self-reported depressive symptoms on memory function in neurological outpatients
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی عصب شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The impact of self-reported depressive symptoms on memory function in neurological outpatients
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectivesTo examine the effect of self-reported depressive symptoms on memory function in a non-psychiatric, non-litigation outpatient sample and to identify which memory tests may be most susceptible for depression-related decline.MethodsSelf-reported depressive symptoms were measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and memory function was assessed using a wide range of neuropsychological memory tests (digit span, word-list learning, visuospatial learning, incidental memory, story recall). Patients who visited the neurological outpatients clinic and were referred for a neuropsychological examination were included (N = 50).ResultsCorrelation analyses showed that the BDI-II was significantly correlated with immediate story recall, delayed verbal recognition and the digit span. Furthermore, patients with mild or moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms performed worse than non-depressed patients on immediate story recall, but not on any of the other memory tests.DiscussionMemory performance is only minimally disrupted in neurological outpatients with depressive symptoms compared to non-depressed outpatients. These results are discussed in relation to limited mental effort and weak encoding in patients with self-reported depressive symptoms.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - Volume 109, Issue 4, May 2007, Pages 323–326
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