Conference paper
EFFECT OF TIANEPTINE ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS DURING A 3-MONTH OBSERVATION
Adam Klasik
; Institute of Psychology, University of Opole, Poland
Krzysztof Krysta
; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Irena Krupka-Matuszczyk
; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Abstract
Objective: The authors put forward the hypotheses that during a three-month treatment with tianeptine in patients with
depressive disorders there is an improvement in the short-term memory, reaction time and attention.
Subject and methods: 20 patients suffering from depression, were included in the study. During the entire research period all
patients were treated with monotherapy with tianeptine. Cognitive function measurements were performed using the Vienna Test
System.
Results: Our study showed an improvement in the all the assessed functions: patients treated with tianeptine had better
performance in tests measuring short term memory and learning processes as well as reaction time and attention.
Conlusion: In conclusion, the study shows that tianeptine improves cognitive functions in depressed patients.
Keywords
affective disorders; antidepressants; cognitive functions; conflict of interest; none declared
Hrčak ID:
264649
URI
Publication date:
1.9.2011.
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