title: Depression and neurocognitive functioning in mild traumatic brain injury patients referred for assessment.
abstract: The relationship between depression and performance on selected neurocognitive tests was examined in two mild head injury samples (n1 = 72, n2 = 50). A series of hierarchical regression analyses showed that scores on depression-related scales of both the MCMI-II (Millon Clinical Multi-Axial Inventory; Millon, 1987) and MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory; Hathaway & McKinley, 1989) were largely independent of cognitive performance. Depression may be prevalent in mild injury, but it is unlikely to mediate deficits observed on commonly used measures of problem solving, visual-motor speed, prose and figural recall.
authors.affiliation: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ont, Canada.
authors.forename: Lesley Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ruttan
authors.forename: R Walter
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Heinrichs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013223:Statistics as Topic