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Are ratings of psychomotor retardation correlated with neuropsychological measurements?

S. SchlegelBeatrix SolbachPetra DoebereinerDirk Nieber

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Malemedicine.medical_specialtyHamilton depression scaleAudiologyLine followingCorrelationMelancholiamedicineReaction TimeHumansPsychiatryAgedAged 80 and overPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesDepressive DisorderPsychomotor retardationNeuropsychologyMiddle AgedPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyFemaleMotor retardationmedicine.symptomPsychomotor DisordersPsychologyPsychomotor disorderPsychomotor Performance

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The present study investigated the correlation between retardation, assessed by the Bech-Rafaelsen Melancholia Scale (BRMS), and measurements of reaction time and motor performance in 26 elderly depressed patients. Significant correlations were only detected between motor retardation and the number and duration of faults in the line following part of the motor performance test. The total scores of the BRMS and the Hamilton Depression Scale did not correlate significantly with any of the performed measurements.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1989-01-01Psychopathology
10.1159/000284596https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2798709