Associations of depressive symptoms and cortisol with cognitive performance among memory clinic patients
OBJECTIVE: Test the hypothesis that depressive symptoms are associated with cognitive performance and that cortisol levels may explain this association independently of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) biomarker levels.DESIGN: Longitudinal observational study.SETTING: Memory clinic, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.PARTICIPANTS: Consecutive patients (n = 162) who agreed to take part in th