title: Neuropsychological correlates of self-reported depression and self-reported cognition among patients with mild cognitive impairment.
abstract: Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) frequently experience significant depressive symptomatology and report cognitive disturbances. To date, no studies have examined the relationship between MCI patients' neuropsychologic functioning, self-reported depressive symptoms, and self-reported cognitive difficulties. In this study, 82 MCI patients completed a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation that included the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). A subset of 41 patients and informants also completed a measure of cognitive difficulties. Poorer memory functioning was associated with fewer self-reported depressive symptoms and fewer cognitive complaints.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
authors.forename: Jared M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: Holly James
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Westervelt
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tremont
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001364:Awareness; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires