Predictors of the severity of cognitive impairment in adolescents with depression

The aim of the work was to describe clinical manifestation and severity cognitive impair- ment its predictors in adolescents with depression. Forty depression forty healthy controls were recruited conduct study. All screened using Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders Schizophrenia (Current Lifetime) (K-SADS-PL), Traumatic Events Checklist (TESI-C), a battery neu- rocognitive tests assess functions children. Compared control, children experimental group had significantly lower results visual auditory attention memory (all p < 0.005). In addition, posttraumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety presence previous psychological trauma statistically significant impairment depressed adolescents.