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Cognitive Health i i l h Alice Medalia PhD Alice Medalia, PhD Clinical Director of Cognitive Health Services New York Office of Mental Health New York Office of Mental Health Professor of Medical Psychology y gy Columbia University
Clinical Director of Cognitive Health Services New York Office of Mental Health New York Office of Mental Health Professor of Medical Psychology y gy Columbia University Medical Center
Across ethnic and racial groups people Across ethnic and racial groups people describe cognitive health as :
staying sharp
h i d
Cognitive Health Cognitive Health Emotional Emotional Physical Physical Health Health Health Health
After 8 weeks of After 8 weeks of antidepressant treatment, cognition
Intact
remains impaired relative to healthy t l ft
Impaired
controls, even after symptoms of depression improve 95% depression improve.
Shilyansky et al, Lancet Psychiatry 2016
Imagine having impaired attention and memory Imagine having impaired attention and memory
Underperformance is common in these areas:
Interpersonal relationships
Community participation
Diagnostic symptoms account for surprisingly little variance in everyday functional behaviors little variance in everyday functional behaviors and contribute poorly to the prediction of the breadth and persistence of functional impairment breadth and persistence of functional impairment experienced by individuals with mood disorders. COGNITION PREDICTS WORK & SOCIAL FUNCTIONING
Excitement to study and provide treatments for Excitement to study and provide treatments for cognition
address cognitive symptoms add ess cog e sy p o s
addressed by all stakeholders addressed by all stakeholders