Mild Worry Symptoms Predict Decline in Learning and Memory in Healthy Older Adults: A 2-Year Prospective Cohort Study
Pietrzak RH, Maruff P, Woodward M, Fredrickson J, Fredrickson A, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Darby D. Mild Worry Symptoms Predict Decline in Learning and Memory in Healthy Older Adults: A 2-Year Prospective Cohort Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2012, 20: 266-275. PMID: 22354117, PMCID: PMC3285262, DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e3182107e24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorry symptomsOlder adultsCommunity-dwelling older adultsCognitive functionAge-related cognitive changesHealthy Older AdultsImportance of anxietyEarly cognitive declineDepressive symptomsAssociate learningCognitive agingVisual learningCognitive changesProspective cohort studyCognitive declineDepression symptomsEarly dementiaCohort studyObservational prospective cohort studyMemoryMild levelsLearningWorryAdultsTheoretical model