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OBJECTIVE: Previous research has revealed cognitive deficits in patients with anorexia nervosa. It is unclear whether these deficits are linked to co-morbid depression in this population. We examined the relationship between depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning. METHOD: A large sample of subjects (N = 98) was examined using a common measure of cognitive ability and two measures of depression. RESULTS: We confirmed that there is no relationship between depression and cognitive ability in this group. DISCUSSION: This suggests that alternative explanations be explored for cognitive deficits in patients with anorexia nervosa.
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Anorexia Nervosa/complications , Anorexia Nervosa/psychology , Cognition Disorders/etiology , Depression/psychology , Adolescent , Adult , Depression/complications , Female , Humans , Intelligence Tests , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
The present study examined the role of personality as a predictor of mortality among patients with chronic renal insufficiency. A prospective evaluation of the influence of personality on patient survival was conducted over an average 49-month period. Cox regression was used to evaluate the effects of 5 dimensions of personality in a sample of 174 patients (100 male and 74 female). At follow-up, 49 patients had died. Significant demographic and clinical predictors of survival included age, diabetic status, and hemoglobin level. After these predictors were controlled for, 2 personality traits, conscientiousness and neuroticism, predicted patient mortality. Patients with high neuroticism scores had a 37.5% higher estimated mortality rate. Patients with low conscientiousness scores had a 36.4% increased mortality rate.
