Am J Psychiatry 1988; 145:636-639
Copyright © 1988 by American Psychiatric Association
Response to memory training and individual differences in verbal intelligence and state anxiety
JA Yesavage, J Sheikh, ED Tanke and R Hill
Geriatric Research Educational and Clinical Center, Palo Alto VA Medical Center, CA 94304.
Prior studies have documented the effectiveness of several types of memory
training for the elderly with normal age-related memory losses. Despite
these positive results, there is substantial variability of individual
response to treatment. The authors describe attributes of individuals most
likely to benefit from two types of memory training. They found that for 40
elderly volunteers performance on the WAIS vocabulary subscale correlated
with response to a treatment combining mnemonics and verbal elaboration
techniques and scores on the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
correlated with response to a treatment combining mnemonics and relaxation
techniques.
