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Kyte, Zoe A.; Goodyer, Ian M.; Sahakian, Barbara J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: To investigate whether recent first episode major depression in adolescence is characterised by selected executive difficulties in attentional flexibility, behavioural inhibition and decision-making. Methods: Selected executive functions were compared in adolescents with recent (past year) first episode major depression (n = 30) and…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Cognitive Ability
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Krain, Amy L.; Hefton, Sara; Pine, Daniel S.; Ernst, Monique; Castellanos, F. Xavier; Klein, Rachel G.; Milham, Michael P. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Maturation of prefrontal circuits during adolescence contributes to the development of cognitive processes such as decision-making. Recent theories suggest that these neural changes also play a role in the shift from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) to depression that often occurs during this developmental period. Cognitive models of…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Depression (Psychology)