Comparación del Perfil Neuropsicológico en una Muestra de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes con y sin Sintomatología Depresiva

The objective of this study was to compare attention, memory, and executive function in a sample of boys, girls, and adolescents with and without symptoms of depression. Participants included 50 low income, school age children and adolescents between the ages of 9 and 16. Twenty five children with h...

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Published in:	Revista colombiana de psicología Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 361 - 374
Main Authors:	LILIANA CALDERÓN DELGADO, MAURICIO BARRERA VALENCIA
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad Nacional de Colombia 01-12-2013
Subjects:	avaliação neuropsicológica depresión depression depressão evaluación neuropsicológica evaluation neuropsychological executive functioning funcionamento executivo funcionamiento ejecutivo memoria memory memória
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Summary:	The objective of this study was to compare attention, memory, and executive function in a sample of boys, girls, and adolescents with and without symptoms of depression. Participants included 50 low income, school age children and adolescents between the ages of 9 and 16. Twenty five children with high scores and 25 with low scores on the Children Depression Inventory (CDI) were selected, and the groups were matched according to age, gender, and degree of schooling. They were then given a battery of neuropsychological tests in order to compare the attention, memory, and executive function of both groups. Results show a profile characterized by low performance in attention, semantic memory, and logic, as well as inhibitory control difficulties, in the group with symptoms of depression.
ISSN:	0121-5469