Prevalence of Depressive Disorders Among Patients After StrokeFollowing heart disease and cancer, stroke is one of the most frequent causes of death in Germany. In different studies the prevalence varies between 250.000 and 1.500.000 stroke patients per ...
Pathophysiological and Neuropsychological Aspects of Depressive DisordersIn depression many neurobiological abnormalities were found. Empirical evidence is drawn from studies in primary and poststroke depression. Additionally, neuropsychological findings ...
Assessment of Mood Disorders in Brain Injured PatientsIn this article we provide a description of the assessment of mood disorders in patients with brain injuries (e.g., stroke, head trauma). Relevant diagnostic categories of the Diagnostic and ...
The Neuropsychological Examination in the Differential Diagnosis of Depression and DementiaThe differential diagnosis of depression and dementia is a difficult decision, which may have far-reaching consequences for patients and their relatives. Many ...
Mood Disorders and Apathy After Acquired Brain Damage in Childhood - A ReviewThis article provides an overview on mood disorders and apathy in brain damaged children (traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors). Although in general, during the last years the ...
Psychological Treatment of Brain-Damaged Patients with Mood DisordersDepressive mood disorders have a negative impact on the neuropsychological rehabilitation process and outcome. In several papers, beside pharmacological interventions, a cognitive-...
Pharmacological Treatment of Emotional Disturbances in Patients with Acquired Brain InjuryEmotional disturbances are frequently seen in patients with acquired brain damage. During the last years a number of original papers and reviews on epidemiological, ...
Factorial Validity of the German Version of the CVLT in the Neuropsychological Assessment of Memory ImpairmentAbstract: We examined the factorial validity of a German adaption of the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) in a sample of 323 subjects at ...
Neuropsychological therapy in depressive patients with Alzheimer disease: Modification of cognitive behavioral therapy techniquesMajor depression occurs in approximately one third of patients with mild dementia, affecting life quality and everyday ...
Memory Assessment with the German Wechsler Memory Scale – Fourth EditionEvidence of validity for the new German edition of the Wechsler memory Scale-IV was investigated in three clinical samples (depression, brain injury, dementia; N = 165). Significant ...
Aim of the study was to identify neuropsychological predictors of the clinical response to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in patients with major depression. 19 unmedicated patients underwent neuropsychological testing at baseline and subsequently were ...
Negative affect caused by depression is known to produce cognitive failures during everyday activities. However, traditional neurobehavioral laboratory paradigms that assess affect-memory interactions are critical with respect to their ecological ...
Self-Reported Handling of Emotion in Everyday Life – The Influence of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Depression in Older AgeThe aim of the current study is to evaluate the influence of age, mild cognitive impairment, and depression on self-reported ...
About the Differential Diagnostic Utility of the CERAD Neuropsychological Assessment Battery in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment with and without Depressive Symptomatology: A Retrospective StudyThe main aim of the present retrospective study was ...
Differences in verbal learning and memory between (partially) remitted patients with major depression and schizophreniaAbstract. This study investigates context dependent differences in verbal learning and memory between patients in (partial) remission ...
The Significance of Cognitive Impairment in Patients with DepressionAbstract. Impairments in the domains of executive functions, attention and memory are among the most common and persistent symptoms of depressive disorders. A definite profile of these ...
Sleep Quality and its Association with Attentional-executive Functioning in Unipolar Depressed PatientsAbstract. The relationship between cognitive deficits and sleep disturbances in depression has to date been rarely investigated. In this study, ...
Characteristics of depressive symptoms in mental illnesses and multiple sclerosis – a retrospective data analysisAbstract. This retrospective study illuminates the question, whether depressed patients, alcohol ...
Cognitive biases and metacognition in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)Abstract. The psychological and cognitive impairments from multiple sclerosis (MS) have been in the focus of both patients and physicians for several ...