Neurocognition and Work Productivity in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Summary

This study will investigate the relationships between subjective cognitive complaints, neurocognitive deficits, and work productivity in participants with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), before and after 8 weeks of treatment with an antidepressant medication. Our hypothesis is that, in working participants with MDD of at least moderate severity, neurocognitive deficits will predict poorer work functioning and productivity.

Timeline

Start

2012-01

Primary completion

2014-09

Completion

2014-12

Publications

• Alonso-Prieto E, Rubino C, Lucey M, Evans VC, Tam EM, Woo C, Iverson GL, Chakrabarty T, Yatham LN, Lam RW. Relationship between work functioning and self-reported cognitive complaints in patients with major depressive disorder treated with desvenlafaxine. Psychiatry Res. 2019 Feb;272:144-148. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.12.062. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
• Sarfati D, Evans VC, Tam EM, Woo C, Iverson GL, Yatham LN, Lam RW. The impact of fatigue and energy on work functioning and impairment in patients with major depressive disorder treated with desvenlafaxine. Int Clin Psychopharmacol. 2017 Nov;32(6):343-349. doi: 10.1097/YIC.0000000000000192.
• Lam RW, Iverson GL, Evans VC, Yatham LN, Stewart K, Tam EM, Axler A, Woo C. The effects of desvenlafaxine on neurocognitive and work functioning in employed outpatients with major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord. 2016 Oct;203:55-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.05.074. Epub 2016 May 31.

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