Unhappiness, health and cognitive ability in old age.
BACKGROUND: To test whether scores on depression inventories on entry to a longitudinal study predict mental ability over the next 4-16 years. METHOD: Associations between scores on the Beck Depression Inventory and on tests of intelligence, vocabulary and memory were analysed in 5070 volunteers age...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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