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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2020 Oct 7;279:417–425. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.10.011

Table 1b:

The Effects of Citalopram on Depressive Symptoms and Neuropsychological Function in patients with Late-Life Depression (mean ± standard deviation)

Patients with Late-Life Depression (n = 9) Baseline Patients with Late-Life Depression (n = 9) During Citalopram Treatment

Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 17 ± 2a 4 ± 2a

Beck Depression Inventory 22 ± 8 b 7 ± 3b

Mini-Mental Status Examination 29 ± 1 30 ± 1

Total California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT) Score (Sum of Trials 1–5) 54 ± 9 53 ± 10

Brief Visuospatial Memory Test, Re vis d (Sum of Trials 1–5) 18 ± 9 21 ± 7

DKEFS Letter Fluency* 42 ± 7 42 ± 9

DKEFS Category Fluency * 40 ± 8 40 ± 6
*

D-KEFS™ = Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System™

a

Significant difference in the LLD patients before and during Citalopram treatment (t8=7.7, p<0.001)

b

Significant difference in the LLD patients before and during Citalopram treatment (t8=4.5, p<0.001)