Cortisol levels and cognitive profile in major depression: A comparison of currently and previously depressed patients

Major depression is a prevalent and impairing disorder (Wittchen and Jacobi, 2005). In addition to disturbances in mood, motivation and vegetative functioning, there is solid evidence indicating that depression is associated with cognitive impairments in its acute phase (Hammar and Årdal, 2009; Rock et al., 2014). Deficits are most common in the domains of memory (Hinkelmann et al., 2013), executive functioning (Snyder, 2013), attention (Rock et al., 2014), and psychomotor speed (Egeland et al., 2005).

Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology - August 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ragnhild S ørensen Høifødt, Knut Waterloo, Catharina E.A. Wang, Martin Eisemann, Yngve Figenschou, Marianne Halvorsen Tags: Original article Source Type: research