Study of Cognitive Inhibition Disorders in Depressed Older Suicide Attempters

University Hospital, Angers40 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare the cognitive inhibition deficit among depressed older suicide attempters compared to depressed older suicide non-attempters.

The main objective consists in examining the association between cognitive inhibition and suicide attempt in depressed older adults (\> 65 year old).

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Suicide, Attempted Cognitive Symptoms

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 65 years old * Score of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) \> 23 * Score of Hamilton Depression Scale \>27 * For Group 1 (depressed older suicide non-attempters): No history of suicide attempt * For Group 2 (depressed older suicide attempters) : History of suicide attempt Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological history or medical-surgical affection in the past 3 months. * Dependence or alcohol abuse. * Use of neuroleptics

Locations (1)

University Hospital

Angers, France

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cognitive inhibition deficit

Time frame: baseline

Central Contacts

Stephane Richard-Devantoy, Mr.

CONTACT

++33 2 41 35 32 43 stricharddevantoy@chu-angers.fr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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