title: Neuropsychological correlates of psychotic features in major depressive disorders: a review and meta-analysis.
abstract: Neuropsychological functioning has been a focus of study in psychotic disorders for many decades. These studies have focused primarily on schizophrenia, and less so on the affective psychoses, including psychotic major depression PMD. Several studies have provided evidence of cognitive dysfunction in PMD. However, these studies have utilized different assessment methods and instruments. Consequently, a clear picture of the nature and severity of cognitive impairment in PMD has yet to emerge in the literature. The current review seeks to provide a summary of the literature by composing a quantitative and qualitative review of the research to date on the cognitive impairment in psychotic major depression, specifically as it contrasts to those deficits observed in nonpsychotic depression. This review also provides a summary model of the pathophysiology of PMD to provide the necessary context to understanding the biological mechanisms of these impairments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. shelleyf@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Shelley K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Fleming
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blasey
authors.forename: Alan F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Schatzberg
mesh_terms: D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology