SUBCLINICAL DEMENTIA - RELATION TO COGNITION, PERSONALITY AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY - A 9-YEAR PROSPECTIVE-STUDY

被引:24
作者
PERSSON, G
BERG, S
NILSSON, L
SVANBORG, A
机构
[1] INST GERONTOL,JONKOPING,SWEDEN
[2] GOTHENBURG UNIV,DEPT PSYCHIAT,S-41124 GOTHENBURG,SWEDEN
[3] GOTHENBURG UNIV,DEPT GERIATR & LONG TERM CARE MED,S-41124 GOTHENBURG,SWEDEN
关键词
DEMENTIA; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;
D O I
10.1002/gps.930060409
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
In 1971/72 a representative sample of 70‐year‐olds was studied by means of psychological tests and personality inventories. Subjects showing evidence of dementia were excluded. Those who developed severe dementia between the ages of 70 and 79 were compared with those who did not. At 70, males subsequently developing dementia scored lower on a test of reasoning and on a test of perceptual speed, and needed more time to complete their tests than did the other males. At the same age, females subsequently developing dementia were slow on some of the tests, scored lower on a personality dimension pertaining to available resources of mental energy and scored higher on a personality dimension pertaining to a need to keep other people at a distance than did the other females. A logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the time taken to complete some of the cognitive tests and the personality dimension pertaining to mental energy independently predicted the development of severe dementia. There were no differences with regard to psychiatric diagnoses. The question whether these findings might be interpreted as early manifestations of dementia or as predisposing factors is as yet unanswered. Copyright © 1991 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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页码:239 / 247
页数:9
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