Neuropsychological correlates of self-reported depression and self-reported cognition among patients with mild cognitive impairment.
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.
Bruce
Jared M
JM
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA.
Bhalla
Rishi
R
Westervelt
Holly James
HJ
Davis
Jennifer
J
Williams
Vanessa
V
Tremont
Geoffrey
G
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