Resilience and White Matter Integrity in Geriatric Depression

• White matter integrity in the Genu of the corpus callosum and cingulum was associated with the Grit factor of resilience in geriatric depression.• No white matter integrity correlates were found for the other resilience factors (Active Coping Self-efficacy, Accommodative Coping Self-efficacy, and Spirituality).• These results provide further support for the conceptualization of resilience as a complex dynamic system comprised of multiple factors with distinct underlying neurobiology.

Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry - April 23, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Roza M. Vlasova, Prabha Siddarth, Beatrix Krause, Amber M. Leaver, Kelsey T. Laird, Natalie St. Cyr, Katherine L. Narr, Helen Lavretsky Tags: Regular Research Articles Source Type: research