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Neuropsychological deficits in adolescent unipolar depression

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posted on 2024-06-05, 03:08 authored by EI Klimkeit, B Tonge, JL Bradshaw, Glenn MelvinGlenn Melvin, K Gould
Although neuropsychological deficits in adult depression are relatively well established, findings in children/adolesc ents have been inconsistent and thus require further investigation. The current study investigated verbal fluency (VF), cognitive speed, motor speed, and executive functions in adolescents with unipolar depression. Results indicated that adolescents with minor depression showed working memory deficits and poorer VF (letter task). Adolescents with major depression showed working memory deficits and processing speed deficits from the early stages of information processing to the later stages of motor output. Executive function deficits of set-shifting and response inhibition that are well established in adults were not found, but may reflect task differences. Thus, it appears that depression subtype or severity of symptoms may impact on neuropsychological functioning and may in part explain previous inconsistent results. © The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

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Journal

Archives of clinical neuropsychology

Volume

26

Pagination

662-676

Location

Oxford, Eng.

Open access

  • Yes

ISSN

1873-5843

eISSN

0887-6177

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2011, The Authors

Issue

7

Publisher

Oxford University Press

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