Caudate Nucleus Volumes and Genetic Determinants of Homocysteine Metabolism in the Prediction of Psychomotor Speed in Older Persons With Depression

Abstract

Psychomotor slowing, a key clinical and cognitive phenomenon in older persons with depression, is predicted by reduced caudate nucleus volumes and genetic determinants of homocysteine metabolism.

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Psychomotor learningCaudate nucleusDepression (economics)Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductasePsychologyInternal medicineEndocrinologyMedicinePsychiatryGenotypeCognitionGeneticsBiology

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UNSW Sydney AU

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 159
Issue: 12
Pages: 2096-2098
Citations: 123
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                                    Sharon L. Naismith, 
                                
                                    Ian B. Hickie, 
                                
                                    Philip B. Ward
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Caudate Nucleus Volumes and Genetic Determinants of Homocysteine Metabolism in the Prediction of Psychomotor Speed in Older Persons With Depression. 
                            American Journal of Psychiatry
                            , 159
                            (12)
                            , 2096-2098.
                            https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2096
                        

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DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2096