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Patterns of Prospective Memory Impairment Among Individuals with Depression: The Influence of Cue Type and Delay Interval

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2013

Yanqi Ryan Li ,
Michael Weinborn ,
Shayne Loft  and
Murray Maybery
Yanqi Ryan Li*
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
Michael Weinborn
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
Shayne Loft
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
Murray Maybery
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to: Yanqi Ryan Li, School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. E-mail: liy03@student.uwa.edu.au
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Abstract

The present study investigated the impact of cue type and delay interval on prospective memory performance in depressed, compared to non-depressed, individuals using a clinically relevant measure, the Memory for Intentions Screening Test. The depressed group demonstrated impaired performance on time-based, but not event-based, prospective memory tasks relative to the nondepressed group. The depressed group also demonstrated impaired prospective memory on tasks with longer delay intervals (15 min), but not on tasks with shorter delay intervals (2 min). These data support theoretical frameworks that posit that depression is associated with deficits in cognitive initiative (i.e., reduced ability to voluntarily direct attention to relevant tasks) and thus that depressed individuals are susceptible to poor performance on strategically demanding tasks. The results also raise multiple avenues for developing interventions (e.g., implementation intentions) to improve prospective memory performance among individuals with depression, with potential implications for medication and other treatment adherence. (JINS, 2013, 19, 1–5)

Keywords

Prospective memoryDepressionDelay intervalCue typeAttentionNeuropsychological assessment
Type
Brief Communication
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 19 , Issue 6 , July 2013 , pp. 718 - 722
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Copyright © The International Neuropsychological Society 2013 

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