Impairment of Working Memory during a Depression of the Elderly:
A Systematic Review
Keywords:
Working memory, Short-term memoroy, Geriatric depressiona, Cognition, Elderly, NeuropsychologyAbstract
Geriatric depression is related with cognitive impairments, but how this is connected to specific Working Memory deficits is still unknown. Hence, the aim of this study is to systematically review the literature about the associations between Working Memory impairments and major depression in the elderly. Thus we performed a systematic review, considering published articles in major international databases between 2000 and 2011. After exclusion criteria, 17 articles were fully reviewed. There is evidence that there is indeed an association between depression in elderly and Working Memory impairments. In addition, some articles found that such deficits are sustained even after mood symptoms remission.
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Delaloye, C., Moy, G., de Bilbao, F., Baudois, S., Weber, K., Hofer, F., & Gold, G. (2010). Neuroanatomical and neuropsychological features of elderly euthymic depressed patients with early-and-late-onset. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 299(1-2), 19-23. doi: S0022-510X(10)00413-2 [pii] 10.1016/j.jns.2010.08.046
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Foldi, N. S., Brickman, A. M., Schaefer, L. A., & Knutelska, M. E. (2003). Distinct serial position profiles and neuropsychological measures differentiate late life depression from normal aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Psychiatry Research, 120(1), 71-84. doi: S016517810300163X [pii]
Goffaux, P., Phillips, N. A., Sinai, M., & Pushkar, D. (2008). Neurophysiological measures of task-set switching: effects of working memory and aging. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychology Social Sciences, 63(2), P57-66. doi: 63/2/P57 [pii]
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Lonie, J. A., Tierney, K. M., Herrmann, L. L., Donaghey, C., O’Carroll, R. E., Lee, A., & Ebmeier, K. P. (2009). Dual task performance in early Alzheimer’s disease, amnestic mild cognitive impairment and depression. Psychological Medicine, 39(1), 23-31. doi: S0033291708003346 [pii] 10.1017/S0033291708003346
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Mondal, S., Sharma, V. K., Das, S., Goswami, U., & Gandhi, A. (2007). Neuro-cognitive functions in patients of major depression. Indian Journal of Physiology Pharmacology, 51(1), 69-75.
Murray, L. (2002). Cognitive distinctions between depression and early Alzheimer’s disease in the elderly. Aphasiology, 16(4/5/6), 573-585. doi: 10.1080/02687030244000293
Nebes, R. D., Butters, M. A., Houck, P. R., Zmuda, M. D., Aizenstein, H., Pollock, B. G., Reynolds, C. F. (2001). Dual-task performance in depressed geriatric patients. Psychiatry Research, 102(2), 139-151. doi: S0165-1781(01)00244-X [pii]
Nebes, R. D., Butters, M. A., Mulsant, B. H., Pollock, B. G., Zmuda, M. D., Houck, P. R., & Reynolds, C. F. (2000). Decreased working memory and processing speed mediate cognitive impairment in geriatric depression. Psychological Medicine, 30(3), 679-691.
Nebes, R. D., Pollock, B. G., Houck, P. R., Butters, M. A., Mulsant, B. H., Zmuda, M. D., & Reynolds, C. F. (2003). Persistence of cognitive impairment in geriatric patients following antidepressant treatment: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial with nortriptyline and paroxetine. Jounal of Psychiatry Research, 37(2), 99-108. doi: S0022395602000857 [pii]
Nyberg, L., Dahlin, E., Stigsdotter Neely, A., & Bäckman, L. (2009). Neural correlates of variable working memory load across adult age and skill: Dissociative patterns within the fronto-parietal network. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 50(1), 41-46. doi: SJOP678 [pii] 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00678.x
O’Brien, J. T., Lloyd, A., McKeith, I., Gholkar, A., & Ferrier, N. (2004). A longitudinal study of hippocampal volume, cortisol levels, and cognition in older depressed subjects. American Journal of Psychiatry, 161(11), 2081-2090. doi: 161/11/2081 [pii] 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.11.2081
Owen, A. M., McMillan, K. M., Laird, A. R., & Bullmore, E. (2005). N-back working memory paradigm: A meta-analysis of normative functional neuroimaging studies. Human Brain Mapping, 25(1), 46-59. doi: 10.1002/hbm.20131
Rozenthal, M., Laks, J., & Egekhardt, E. (2004). Aspectos neuropsicológicos da depressão. Revista de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul, 26(2), 204-212.
Sair, H. I., Welsh-Bohmer, K. A., Wagner, H. R., & Steffens, D. C. (2006). Ascending digits task as a measure of executive function in geriatric depression. Journal of Neuropsychiatry Clinical Neurosciences, 18(1), 117-120. doi: 18/1/117 [pii] 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.18.1.117
Simpson, S. W., Baldwin, R. C., Burns, A., & Jackson, A. (2001). Regional cerebral volume measurements in late-life depression: relationship to clinical correlates, neuropsychological impairment and response to treatment. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16(5), 469-476.
Steffens, D. C., Otey, E., Alexopoulos, G. S., Butters, M. A., Cuthbert, B., Ganguli, M., . . . Yesavage, J. (2006). Perspectives on depression, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitive decline. Archives of General Psychiatry, 63(2), 130-138. doi: 63/2/130 [pii] 10.1001/archpsyc.63.2.130
Steffens, D. C., Welsh-Bohmer, K. A., Burke, J. R., Plassman, B. L., Beyer, J. L., Gersing, K. R., & Potter, G. G. (2004). Methodology and preliminary results from the neurocognitive outcomes of depression in the elderly study. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Neurology, 17(4), 202-211. doi: 17/4/202 [pii] 10.1177/0891988704269819
Von Gunten, A., Giannakopoulos, P., & Duc, R. (2005). Cognitive and demographic determinants of dementia in depressed patients with subjective memory complaints. European Neurology, 54(3), 154-158. doi: 90104 [pii] 10.1159/000090104
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De Nardi, T., Sanvicente Vieira, B., & Grassi-Oliveira, R. (2013). Impairment of Working Memory during a Depression of the Elderly:: A Systematic Review. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 29(2), 221–228. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17609
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