Executive Subdomains Are Differentially Associated With Psychosocial Outcomes in Major Depressive Disorder.

ABSTRACT: Background: Deficits in executive functioning are frequently associated with poor psychosocial outcomes in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). However, there is a poor understanding of the domain-specific relationships between executive subdomains (e.g., forward planning, decision making) and specific psychosocial issues (e.g., occupational functioning, social relationships). The current study explored these relationships across currently depressed and remitted MDD patients, as well as a healthy control group. Methods: Data from 142 participants were obtained from the Cognitive Functioning and Mood Study (CoFaM-S), a cross sectional study of mood, cognition, and psychosocial functioning in mood disorders. Participants' [current depression n = 31, remitted depression n<

SUBMITTER: Knight MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6048277 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature