Cognitive complaint and test performance in elderly patients suffering depression or dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - Tập 6 Số 5 - Trang 287-293 - 1991
Michael Feehan1, Robert G. Knight2, Fiona M. Partridge3
1Research Fellow, Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago Medical School, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
2Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
3Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand

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AbstractTen depressed elderly patients were compared with 20 age‐matched normal controls on measures of memory, perceptual organization, and speed of letter cancellation. Only on the letter cancellation task were there significant differences between groups. In contrast, 10 elderly patients with primary degenerative dementia (Alzheimer's type) performed more poorly than 10 age‐matched normal controls on all the cognitive tests employed. Depressed patients rated their level of dysfunction in performing everyday tasks as more severe than the controls; however, the demented patients rated their degree of deficit as significantly less severe than the normal controls. The relationship between patient's subjective ratings of their cognitive difficulties and their results on neuropsychological tests is discussed. The present data suggest that determining subjective complaint may be important when assessing geriatric patients.

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International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Tập 6 Số 5

287-293

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