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| Attentional processes in mildly depressed and non-depressed able elderly | | Author(s) | Regina O'Connell, Norman Abeles |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 24, nos 3/4, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 37-62 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Mental clarity ; Performance ; Mental ageing ; Depression. |
| Annotation | In this investigation on how ageing and depression affect attentional performance, it was hypothesised that age and depression would have differential effects on attentional performance, depending on task complexity. In a sample comprising 155 able older volunteers aged 55-93, although both increased age and depression are associated with decreased performance on complex attentional tasks, this interaction did not explain additional variance beyond the main effects. Results revealed mood-related depressive symptoms affect performance of overlearned functions in the younger old, while neurovegetative depressive symptoms were related to poorer psychomotor performance of the older old. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021028212 A |
| Classmark | DF: 5H: D6: ENR |
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