Abstract
Introduction: This exploratory cross-sectional study examined the effect of depression on neuropsychological and community function among major depressive disorder (MDD) outpatients without comorbidity in comparison with healthy controls (HCs). Methods: Sixty-nine participants (23 for each group) participated in the study. They were assessed on psychological, neuropsychological function, and community function skills. Results: The results revealed that first episode MDD and recurrent episodes MDD outpatients still have a significantly higher level of depression, impaired mental state, and executive function and worse community function compared with HCs. Intervariable relationships analysis revealed qualitative differences between the three groups. Conclusion: The study provides preliminary evidence that MDD outpatients may need more targeted cognitive and psychosocial interventions to improve their executive and community function skills. Larger-scale studies to increase the validity and generalizability of the pilot data are suggested.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8-14 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 9 Feb 2021 |
Keywords
- Community function
- executive function
- major depressive disorder
- neuropsychological function
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Health(social science)
- Social Psychology