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Intellectual Function in Primary Affective Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Edward F. Donnelly ,
Dennis L. Murphy ,
Frederick K. Goodwin  and
Ivan N. Waldman
Edward F. Donnelly
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health, William A. White Building, Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, DC 20032
Dennis L. Murphy
Affiliation:
Bethesda, Maryland 20014
Frederick K. Goodwin
Affiliation:
Bethesda, Maryland 20014
Ivan N. Waldman
Affiliation:
Adult Psychiatry Branch, Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, DC 20032
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Summary

The possible effects of clinical depression on intellectual function were investigated in unipolar and bipolar patients. Ninety-six hospitalized depressed patients completed the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) on admission and 34 were retested on remission. The high average full scale IQs found remained relatively stable throughout, consistent with earlier studies indicating a limited relationship between intellectual function and clinical severity of depression. No evidence was found for retarded psychomotor activity in bipolar groups or increased psychomotor activity in unipolar groups on three WAIS subtests of psychomotor function, but full scale IQ increased slightly in hypomania.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 140 , Issue 6 , June 1982 , pp. 633 - 636
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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