Cognitive functioning after cancer treatment

Cognitive impairment after breast cancer treatment.

Cognitive impairment after chemotherapy is a reported concern of some breast cancer survivors (Ahles & Saykin, 2001). Despite a growing body of research, cognitive impairment remains a poorly understood issue that tends to manifest as a change in memory, learning, language, multitasking, and concentration after receiving treatment for cancer. Research has found that some, but not all, women tre...

Burned out cognition--cognitive functioning of burnout patients before and after a period with psychological treatment.

OBJECTIVES Many employees with burnout report cognitive difficulties. However, the relation between burnout and cognitive functioning has hardly been empirically validated. Moreover, it is unknown whether the putative cognitive deficits in burnout are temporary or permanent. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to answer two related questions: (i) Is burnout associate...

Cognitive Functioning and Health Related Quality of Life after Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms

Change in Cognitive Functioning After Acute Antidepressant Treatment in Late-Life Depression

Objective: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are the most commonly prescribed medications for geriatric depression. The association of late-life depression and cognitive impairment has been well documented. However, there have been few placebo-controlled trials examining the impact of SSRIs on cognitive functioning. Design: Prepost neuropsychological (NP) data collected as part of...

Psychosocial functioning in patients with treatment-resistant depression after group cognitive behavioral therapy

BACKGROUND Depression is a disorder that causes disability, with a profound adverse impact on all areas of psychosocial functioning. This is particularly true for those with treatment resistant depression (TRD). However, to date, no systematic assessments of psychosocial functioning for patients with TRD have been conducted. METHODS In the present study, we used the Longitudinal Interval Foll...