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Cognitive and social functioning in recovery from depression: results from a population-based three-year follow-up
- Source :
- Journal of affective disorders. 96(1-2)
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- This study prospectively examined cognitive and social functioning in recovery from depression using participants sampled from the general population.Seventy-six depressed persons fulfilling (n=41) and not fulfilling (n=35) the criteria for DSM-IV depression at a three-year follow-up were compared with respect to episodic memory performance and social functioning at baseline (T1), at follow-up (T2) and change across time.The groups did not differ in episodic memory performance either at T1, T2 or in residual change. However, the groups differed in social functioning at T2 and in residual change indicating improved social functioning in the recovered group.The absence of a healthy control group at follow-up.Despite the symptomatic improvement and improved social functioning, cognitive functioning does not follow this general recovery trend, at least not in the three-year interval examined.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Cross-sectional study
Population
Comorbidity
Neuropsychological Tests
Verbal learning
Developmental psychology
Social cognition
Humans
Cognitive skill
Prospective Studies
education
Depression (differential diagnoses)
education.field_of_study
Depressive Disorder, Major
Cognition
Middle Aged
Verbal Learning
Anxiety Disorders
Social relation
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Memory, Short-Term
Female
Cues
Dysthymic Disorder
Psychology
Cognition Disorders
Social Adjustment
Clinical psychology
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01650327
- Volume :
- 96
- Issue :
- 1-2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of affective disorders
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....81886e4beda2b1823675cb4f4c78ec08