Simple reaction time and depression in the elderly
L.A. Bieliauskas
Bok Engelsk
| Utgitt | LA Bieliauskas Vet ADM Med Ctr Psychol Serv 11
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| Opplysninger | A measure of simple reaction time was administered to 111 elderly outpatients who were classified as depressed or nondepressed on two measures and as cognitively impaired or unimpaired based on the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE). Patients with cognitive impairment had slower reaction times, whether they were depressed or not. These results support previous findings of minimal influence of depression on cognitive measures in the elderly. They also point to the decreased efficiency of information processing in cognitively impaired individuals, with implications for their engaging in potentially hazardous activities.
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