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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
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2018
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2018
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Depression is associated with higher severity of memory disorders and has been
shown to predict lower levels of cognitive functioning in those diagnosed with Mild
Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or dementia. Yet, little is known about this association
cross-culturally, particularly between Hispanics and European Americans.
This study demonstrates that although levels of depression differed significantly
across diagnostic group, Hispanics and European Americans were similar in levels of
depression at each diagnosis. However, only for the European American group did
depression levels predict lower scores in confrontational naming and semantic memory.
Additionally, exploratory analyses of the entire sample demonstrated that lower
depression predicted less likelihood of MCI or dementia diagnoses. This could indicate
that there is a need for intervention and treatment of depression, in particular for later
stages of MCI and dementia, that should be culturally catered to individual ethnicities.
shown to predict lower levels of cognitive functioning in those diagnosed with Mild
Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or dementia. Yet, little is known about this association
cross-culturally, particularly between Hispanics and European Americans.
This study demonstrates that although levels of depression differed significantly
across diagnostic group, Hispanics and European Americans were similar in levels of
depression at each diagnosis. However, only for the European American group did
depression levels predict lower scores in confrontational naming and semantic memory.
Additionally, exploratory analyses of the entire sample demonstrated that lower
depression predicted less likelihood of MCI or dementia diagnoses. This could indicate
that there is a need for intervention and treatment of depression, in particular for later
stages of MCI and dementia, that should be culturally catered to individual ethnicities.
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65 p.
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FA00013004
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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2018
Date Created Backup
2018
Date Text
2018
Date Created (EDTF)
2018
Date Issued (EDTF)
2018
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FAU
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FA00013004
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Attributed name: Department of Psychology
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Lang, Merike K.
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Graduate College
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The Contribution of Depression to the Diagnosis of MCI and Dementia in a Culturally Diverse Sample of the United States
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2018
2018
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Title
The Contribution of Depression to the Diagnosis of MCI and Dementia in a Culturally Diverse Sample of the United States
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The Contribution of Depression to the Diagnosis of MCI and Dementia in a Culturally Diverse Sample of the United States