A Systematic Review of Executive Function and Information Processing Speed in Major Depression Disorder

Background: Major depression is a psychiatric disorder characterized neuropsychologically by poor performance in tasks of memory, attention, processing speed, and executive function. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the evidence regarding the neuropsychological profile of people with...

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Autores: Nuño Gómez, Laura, 1967-, Gómez Benito, Juana, Carmona, Viviana R., Pino López, Oscar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palabra clave:Depressió psíquica
Funcions executives (Neuropsicologia)
Trastorns de la cognició
Mental depression
Executive functions (Neuropsychology)
Cognition disorders
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spelling A Systematic Review of Executive Function and Information Processing Speed in Major Depression DisorderNuño Gómez, Laura, 1967-Gómez Benito, JuanaCarmona, Viviana R.Pino López, OscarDepressió psíquicaFuncions executives (Neuropsicologia)Trastorns de la cognicióMental depressionExecutive functions (Neuropsychology)Cognition disordersBackground: Major depression is a psychiatric disorder characterized neuropsychologically by poor performance in tasks of memory, attention, processing speed, and executive function. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the evidence regarding the neuropsychological profile of people with major depression and to determine which of two explanatory models¿the processing speed hypothesis or the cognitive effort hypothesis¿has most empirical support. Methods: We searched three relevant databases and reviewed the reference lists of the articles retrieved. The results obtained with the Trail Making Test and the Stroop Color-Word Test were reviewed for 37 studies published between 1993 and 2020. Results: The empirical evidence supports both hypotheses: cognitive effort and processing speed, suggesting that depression is not only characterized by psychomotor slowing but also involves a specific deficit in executive function. Discussion: We discuss potentially relevant variables that should be considered in future research in order to improve knowledge about the neurocognitive profile of depression. The main limitation of this study derives from the considerable heterogeneity of participants with MD, which makes it difficult to compare and integrate the data.MDPI2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/185068Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020147Brain Sciences, 2021, vol. 11, num. 2, p. 147https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020147cc-by (c) Nuño Gómez, Laura, 1967- et al., 2021https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1850682026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Systematic Review of Executive Function and Information Processing Speed in Major Depression Disorder
title A Systematic Review of Executive Function and Information Processing Speed in Major Depression Disorder
spellingShingle A Systematic Review of Executive Function and Information Processing Speed in Major Depression Disorder
Nuño Gómez, Laura, 1967-
Depressió psíquica
Funcions executives (Neuropsicologia)
Trastorns de la cognició
Mental depression
Executive functions (Neuropsychology)
Cognition disorders
title_short A Systematic Review of Executive Function and Information Processing Speed in Major Depression Disorder
title_full A Systematic Review of Executive Function and Information Processing Speed in Major Depression Disorder
title_fullStr A Systematic Review of Executive Function and Information Processing Speed in Major Depression Disorder
title_full_unstemmed A Systematic Review of Executive Function and Information Processing Speed in Major Depression Disorder
title_sort A Systematic Review of Executive Function and Information Processing Speed in Major Depression Disorder
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Nuño Gómez, Laura, 1967-
Gómez Benito, Juana
Carmona, Viviana R.
Pino López, Oscar
author Nuño Gómez, Laura, 1967-
author_facet Nuño Gómez, Laura, 1967-
Gómez Benito, Juana
Carmona, Viviana R.
Pino López, Oscar
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Carmona, Viviana R.
Pino López, Oscar
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Depressió psíquica
Funcions executives (Neuropsicologia)
Trastorns de la cognició
Mental depression
Executive functions (Neuropsychology)
Cognition disorders
topic Depressió psíquica
Funcions executives (Neuropsicologia)
Trastorns de la cognició
Mental depression
Executive functions (Neuropsychology)
Cognition disorders
description Background: Major depression is a psychiatric disorder characterized neuropsychologically by poor performance in tasks of memory, attention, processing speed, and executive function. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the evidence regarding the neuropsychological profile of people with major depression and to determine which of two explanatory models¿the processing speed hypothesis or the cognitive effort hypothesis¿has most empirical support. Methods: We searched three relevant databases and reviewed the reference lists of the articles retrieved. The results obtained with the Trail Making Test and the Stroop Color-Word Test were reviewed for 37 studies published between 1993 and 2020. Results: The empirical evidence supports both hypotheses: cognitive effort and processing speed, suggesting that depression is not only characterized by psychomotor slowing but also involves a specific deficit in executive function. Discussion: We discuss potentially relevant variables that should be considered in future research in order to improve knowledge about the neurocognitive profile of depression. The main limitation of this study derives from the considerable heterogeneity of participants with MD, which makes it difficult to compare and integrate the data.
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