TY - JOUR
T1 - Major Depressive Disorder
T2 - A Comparative Study on Social-Emotional Cognition and Executive Functions
AU - Mônego, Bruna Gomes
AU - Fonseca, Rochele Paz
AU - Teixeira, Antônio Lúcio
AU - Barbosa, Izabela Guimarães
AU - de Souza, Leonardo Cruz
AU - Bandeira, Denise Ruschel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - empathy
KW - executive functions
KW - Major Depressive Disorder
KW - socio-emotional cognition
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U2 - 10.1590/0102.3772E38217.EN
DO - 10.1590/0102.3772E38217.EN
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85164565049
SN - 0102-3772
VL - 38
JO - Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa
JF - Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa
M1 - e38217
ER -