Exekutiva funktioner hos unga personer med mild depression
(2005)Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- Results from previous studies have shown that people with depression tend to have impaired executive functions, although it's not clear whether this is also true for mild depression in young people. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mild depressive symptoms and executive functions in young individuals. 60 participants, between 18-33 years of age, took part in this study. They were divided into two groups; a "depressed group" (n = 8), with mildly depressed subjects, and a "none-depressed group" (n = 52). The depressed group was significantly impaired on several executive tests, namely TMT A (p = 0,025), TMT B (p = 0,040), FAS (p = 0,002), WAIS-R Digit Span Backwards (p = 0,047) and CWTa - subtest... (More)
- Results from previous studies have shown that people with depression tend to have impaired executive functions, although it's not clear whether this is also true for mild depression in young people. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mild depressive symptoms and executive functions in young individuals. 60 participants, between 18-33 years of age, took part in this study. They were divided into two groups; a "depressed group" (n = 8), with mildly depressed subjects, and a "none-depressed group" (n = 52). The depressed group was significantly impaired on several executive tests, namely TMT A (p = 0,025), TMT B (p = 0,040), FAS (p = 0,002), WAIS-R Digit Span Backwards (p = 0,047) and CWTa - subtest colour naming (p = 0,001), which evaluated abilities such as shifting, verbal fluency, working memory, attention and mental flexibility. This confirmed previously reported executive dysfunctions in depressed people and indicate that even mild depression in young individuals is associated with executive deficits. (Less)
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- author
- Pehrson, Sandra
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2005
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- neurophysiology, neuropsychology, Neurology, unga vuxna, young adults, depression, mild depression, executive functions, exekutiva funktioner, Neurologi, neuropsykologi, neurofysiologi, Psychology, Psykologi
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1328837
- date added to LUP
- 2006-04-02 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2009-11-17 13:03:53
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abstract = {{Results from previous studies have shown that people with depression tend to have impaired executive functions, although it's not clear whether this is also true for mild depression in young people. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mild depressive symptoms and executive functions in young individuals. 60 participants, between 18-33 years of age, took part in this study. They were divided into two groups; a "depressed group" (n = 8), with mildly depressed subjects, and a "none-depressed group" (n = 52). The depressed group was significantly impaired on several executive tests, namely TMT A (p = 0,025), TMT B (p = 0,040), FAS (p = 0,002), WAIS-R Digit Span Backwards (p = 0,047) and CWTa - subtest colour naming (p = 0,001), which evaluated abilities such as shifting, verbal fluency, working memory, attention and mental flexibility. This confirmed previously reported executive dysfunctions in depressed people and indicate that even mild depression in young individuals is associated with executive deficits.}},
author = {{Pehrson, Sandra}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Exekutiva funktioner hos unga personer med mild depression}},
year = {{2005}},
}