title: Predicting severity of depression in the elderly at six-month follow-up: a neuropsychological study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: UR-NIMH Clinical Research Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Caine
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Conwell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales