Geriatric Depression and Cognitive Impairment-An Update.

Background: Depression and cognitive impairment often coexist in older adults. The relation between depression and cognitive impairment is complex. The objective of this article is to review recent literature on cognitive impairment in older adults with depression and provide clinicians an update.

Study of neuropsychological deficits in late onset depression.

Background: Older adults with depression often have cognitive deficits contributing to higher morbidity and increased risk for conversion to dementia. Research on this area is limited from India.

Objective: The objective of the current study is to examine the neuropsychological measures in older adults with Late-onset depression (LOD) compared to healthy controls (HC).