The association of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and head injury with mid-life cognitive function in civilian women.
Rebecca B LawnShaili C JhaJiaxuan LiuLaura SampsonAudrey R MurchlandJennifer A SumnerAndrea L RobertsSeth G DisnerFrancine GrodsteinJae H KangLaura D KubzanskyLori B ChibnikKarestan C KoenenPublished in: Depression and anxiety (2021)
Head injury, like PTSD and depression, was highly prevalent in this sample of civilian women. In combination, these factors were associated with poorer performance on cognitive tasks, a possible marker of future cognitive health. Head injury should be further explored in future studies of PTSD, depression and cognition in women.
Keyphrases
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- depressive symptoms
- pregnancy outcomes
- optic nerve
- sleep quality
- public health
- current status
- breast cancer risk
- mental health
- working memory
- pregnant women
- risk assessment
- white matter
- climate change
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- health information
- multiple sclerosis
- social media