Major Depressive Disorder: A Comparative Study on Social-Emotional Cognition and Executive Functions

Bruna Gomes Mônego, Rochele Paz Fonseca, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Izabela Guimarães Barbosa, Leonardo Cruz de Souza, Denise Ruschel Bandeira

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Abstract

The present study aimed to assess socioemotional cognition and executive functions in patients with unipolar Major Depressive Disorder. The sample included 22 patients between 36 and 93 years of age (M = 59.32; SD = 12.89) and 23 patients between 30 and 81 years of age (M = 63.00; SD = 13.56) controls. In addition to demographic data, symptoms of anxiety and depression, empathy, theory of mind, recognition of emotions, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility and phonemic verbal fluency were obtained. There was no statistical difference between the groups regarding age and education. Patients had significantly more anxiety, depression and personal distress than controls. Individuals with more severe depressive symptoms had a lower processing speed than the others.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere38217
JournalPsicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa
Volume38
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • empathy
  • executive functions
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • socio-emotional cognition

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Psychology

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