title: WAIS-R performance in dementia with and without depression.
abstract: A lower mean WAIS-R Performance IQ and lower mean scores on the Arithmetic and Picture Arrangement subtests for dementia patients with affective disorder (n = 22) versus dementia patients without affective disorder (n = 10) are presented. Implications of these findings and suggestions for further research are tendered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, St. Louis University School of Medicine, MO 63104.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Gfeller
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Margolis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics; D014888:Wechsler Scales