Posted by 49er on October 23, 2010, at 9:00:04
In reply to Depression - Cognitive and Memory Impairments, posted by SLS on October 21, 2010, at 7:13:16
> Depression - Cognitive and Memory Impairments
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> Link:
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> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19835870
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> Abstract:
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> Eur J Pharmacol. 2010 Jan 10;626(1):83-6. Epub 2009 Oct 14.
> Cognitive impairment in major depression.
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> Marazziti D, Consoli G, Picchetti M, Carlini M, Faravelli L.
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> Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Neurobiologia, Farmacologia e Biotecnologie, University of Pisa, via Roma, 67, I-56100 Pisa, Italy. dmarazzi@psico.med.unipi.it
> Abstract
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> In the past decade, a growing bulk of evidence has accumulated to suggest that patients suffering from major depression (MD) present some cognitive disturbances, such as impairment in attention, working memory, and executive function, including cognitive inhibition, problem- and task-planning. If the results of short-term memory assessment in depressed patients are equivocal, a general consensus exists that memory problems are secondary to attentional dysfunctions, and reflect the inability to concentrate. Moreover, both unipolar and bipolar patients show evidence of impaired verbal learning that has been commonly interpreted as reflecting an inability to transfer information from short-term to long-term storage. According to some authors, there would be a gender-related as well age-related specificity of some disturbances. Depressed patients also show impairments of executive functions and their recent exploration through brain imaging techniques has recently permitted to formulate some general hypotheses on the possible involvement of different brain areas in MD.
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> PMID: 19835870 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Scott,
As an aside, every time I am procrastinating and really should not be on the Internet, I always come upon one of your posts in which I have to respond:))
Anyway, the problem I have with a citation like this is without being able to access the whole text, we're really limited in making a judgment.
That goes both ways as an FYI.
The problem I have is that many researchers refuse to believe that meds can cause the same problems so of a course, a study will be set up to prove what you believe. Just so you think I am not a crazy conspiracy theorist, this is mentioned in the issue of the Atlantic regarding medical studies.
Of course, I don't know if it happened in this case or not but I am sure you understand my skepticism.
As I previously mentioned, I don't doubt that depression can cause cognitive issues. But the problem I have is if I were to complain to a psychiatrist about the brain fog I am experiencing as the result of the psych meds I was on, it would probably be attributed to depression when that isn't the case. Let me give you an example.
Last week, I went to an event which greatly encouraged me about my job prospects. It was the most hopeful I have ever been.
But when I got home, I literally couldn't focus on what I needed to do due to bleeping brain fog.
I think what I am saying is I feel researchers make alot of assumptions without asking specifics. It is like you guilty of experiencing depression until proven innocent which almost never happens.
Back to work:)
49er
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