Dual Trajectories of Depression and Cognition: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study

To examine the relationships over time between dual trajectories of depressive symptoms and several cognitive domains.In a 5-year longitudinal study, 1,978 randomly selected individuals aged 65+ years at recruitment were assessed annually. Repeated measures were of depressive symptoms on the modified Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and composite scores in the cognitive domains of attention, executive function, memory, language,...