2016
Executive Dysfunction Predicts Treatment Response to Neuroplasticity-Based Computerized Cognitive Remediation (nCCR-GD) in Elderly Patients with Major Depression
Morimoto SS, Gunning FM, Wexler BE, Hu W, Ilieva I, Liu J, Nitis J, Alexopoulos GS. Executive Dysfunction Predicts Treatment Response to Neuroplasticity-Based Computerized Cognitive Remediation (nCCR-GD) in Elderly Patients with Major Depression. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2016, 24: 816-820. PMID: 27591163, PMCID: PMC5873289, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive dysfunctionCognitive remediation interventionsComputerized cognitive remediationPoor treatment responseFavorable treatment responseTreatment responseCognitive remediationRemediation interventionsMajor depressionNeuropsychological performanceElderly patientsOlder adultsLate-life depressionMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale scoreTreatment-resistant major depressionDepression Rating Scale scoresRating Scale scoresDepressionAntidepressant treatmentTreatment trialsScale scorePatientsBaselineGreater reductionDysfunction
1986
Alterations in Cerebral Laterality during Acute Psychotic Illness
Wexler B. Alterations in Cerebral Laterality during Acute Psychotic Illness. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 1986, 149: 202-209. PMID: 3779276, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.149.2.202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute psychotic illnessAcute psychotic episodeMajor psychiatric illnessDichotic listening testPsychiatric illnessPsychotic episodePsychotic illnessHemisphere dysfunctionLocalisation testsDot testCerebral lateralityNonsense Syllable TestIllnessWord TestTone testMedicationsPatientsPerceptual asymmetryDysfunctionDiagnosis