title: Overgeneral autobiographical memory and depressive disorder in children.
abstract: Overgeneral autobiographical memory seems to be a stable cognitive marker in depressed adults and may predict persistence of depression. This study investigated whether depressive disorders in children are associated with overgeneral memory. Sixty children (ages 9 to 13 years) participated; 15 were diagnosed with lifetime depressive disorder, 25 had other lifetime psychiatric disorders, and 20 had no history of psychiatric disorder. Depressed children gave fewer specific memories compared to children with no or other psychiatric disorders, even after controlling for depressive mood, potential traumatic life events, verbal IQ, and verbal memory.
authors.affiliation: University of Louvain, Place Cardinal Mercier 10, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. nathalie.vrielynck@psp.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vrielynck
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deplus
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Philippot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001325:Autobiographies as Topic; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014888:Wechsler Scales