Cognitive function in childhood and lifetime cognitive change in relation to mental wellbeing in four cohorts of older people.

BACKGROUND:Poorer cognitive ability in youth is a risk factor for later mental health problems but it is largely unknown whether cognitive ability, in youth or in later life, is predictive of mental wellbeing. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether cognitive ability at age 11 years, co...

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Main Authors: Catharine R Gale, Rachel Cooper, Leone Craig, Jane Elliott, Diana Kuh, Marcus Richards, John M Starr, Lawrence J Whalley, Ian J Deary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3438162?pdf=render