Sensitivity of computerized neuropsychological screening in depressed university students.
This study examined the sensitivity of a computerized neuropsychological screening (ImPACT) to the cognitive effects of depression in a sample of 20 students with suspected depression and 20 healthy university students matched for gender, age, and education. Students with depression had slower reaction times (p < .02; d = .82, large effect) and processing speeds (p < .03; d = .77, large effect). The brevity and sensitivity of ImPACT to the cognitive effects of depression warrants further research with psychiatric populations.
Iverson
Grant L
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University of British Columbia & Riverview Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada. giverson@interchange.ubc.ca
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities