Depressed patients demonstrate alterations in motor and cognitive functioning that can
affect their adjustments to the variations in everyday life environment. The objective was to …

Alterations of locomotion are frequent, observable features of patients suffering from
depression and have been investigated in these patients by actigraphy, cinematography …

Objective The goal of this study was to analyze how depression associated with Parkinson's
disease (PD) affected gait variability in these patients using a dual-task paradigm …

Attention plays an important role in the gait disturbances of patients with Parkinson's disease
(PD); however, the effects of “dual tasking” on fall risk and gait instability have not been well …

Background Previous laboratory findings suggest deviant gait characteristics in depressed
individuals (ie, reduced walking speed and vertical up-and-down movements, larger lateral …

Besides cognitive decline, dementia is characterized by gait changes and increased fall risk,
also in early stages of the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in the …

Objective: To investigate the relationship among affective status, cognitive function, and gait
in depressed patients and to evaluate the effects of treatment of depression on gait and …

Objectives Studies have demonstrated an association between major depressive disorder
(MDD) symptoms and fall risk in older adults, which may be at least partially mediated by …

Background In older adults, depression has been associated with increased fall risk, but the
reasons for this link are not fully clear. Given parallels between major depression and …

Depression symptoms are known to influence gait speed in cognitively healthy adults. In this
study, we aimed to examine the relationship between gait speed and depression symptoms …