Memory functions in depression.

D E Sternberg; M E Jarvik

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1976.01770020055009

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Memory functions in depression.

D E Sternberg·M E Jarvik

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In an attempt to elucidate the memory deficit in depression, short-term memory and long-term memory were examined by means of a memory test battery in 26 hospitalized depressed patients. Their performance was compared with a matched control group and with the performance of those 20 patients who improved after 26 days of treatment with antidepressants. Results indicate that depressed patients show marked impairment in short-term memory without an impairment in long-term memory. The greater the improvement of the clinical state, the greater the improvement in short-term memory, whereas long-term memory was not influenced by the therapeutic success.

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Amitriptyline Depression Female Humans Imipramine Male Memory Disorders Memory, Short-Term Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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D E Sternberg, M E Jarvik. 1976. Memory functions in depression.. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1976.01770020055009

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