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Neuropsychological deficits in adolescent unipolar depression
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posted on 2011-11-01, 00:00 authored by E I Klimkeit, B Tonge, J L Bradshaw, Glenn MelvinGlenn Melvin, K GouldAlthough 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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Archives of clinical neuropsychologyVolume
26Issue
7Pagination
662 - 676Publisher
Oxford University PressLocation
Oxford, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1873-5843eISSN
0887-6177Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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Social SciencesPsychology, ClinicalPsychologyUnipolar depressionAdolescent psychologyNeuropsychological assessmentExecutive dysfunctionCognitive processing speedVerbal fluencyOBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERMANIFEST ANXIETY SCALEMAJOR DEPRESSIONCOGNITIVE PERFORMANCEYOUNG ADOLESCENTSLOBE DYSFUNCTIONTIMESCHIZOPHRENIACHILDRENRELIABILITY
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