title: [Neurocognitive function in child and adolescent psychopathology].
abstract: Executive control processes, such as sustained attention, response inhibition and working memory allows us to guide behavior appropriately, flexible and adaptable. The consequences of executive dysfunction in humans can be dramatic, as evidenced by the wide range of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders in which such deficits impact negatively on the performance and quality of life, affecting high prosecutions relating to the prefrontal areas and their connections, including cognitive function. This review is to update and highlight the importance of assess neuropsychological and neurocognitive functional changes that occur in the course of various neuropsychiatric disorders in children and adolescents.
authors: Instituto de Neurodesarrollo, Programa Prioritario de Salud Infanto-Juvenil para America Latina APAL (Asociación de Psiquiatría de América Latina) Instituto Internacional de Desarrollo Cognitivo, Universidad Central de Chile. rchamorro@sonepsyn
authors: Rodrigo
authors: R
authors: Chamorro Oschilewsky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D056344:Executive Function; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests