Executive function impairments in depression and bipolar disorder: association with functional impairment and quality of life

• Published in: Journal of affective disorders Vol. 190; pp. 744 - 753
• Main Authors: Cotrena, Charles, Branco, Laura Damiani, Shansis, Flávio Milman, Fonseca, Rochele Paz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.01.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Attention - physiology; Bipolar disorder; Bipolar Disorder - psychology; Case-Control Studies; Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology; Disabled Persons - psychology; Disabled Persons - statistics & numerical data; Executive Function - physiology; Executive functions; Female; Functioning; Humans; Major depressive disorder; Male; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological Tests; Psychiatry; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Young Adult; Bipolar disorder; Executive functions; Major depressive disorder; Quality of life; Functioning

The neuropsychological correlates of major depressive (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD), and their association with quality of life (QOL) and functioning, have not been sufficiently studied in the literature. The present study aimed to compare executive functions, attention, processing speed, QOL and...