Comparing cognitive dysfunction in euthymic patients with first episode and recurrent episodes of major depression
Azzam, H., El Missiry, A., Mohsen, N., Aziz, K., Hendawy, H., Khalifa, A., Negm, A. (2020). Comparing cognitive dysfunction in euthymic patients with first episode and recurrent episodes of major depression. EKB Journal Management System, 41(2), -. doi: 10.4103/ejpsy.ejpsy_47_19
Hanan M.E. Azzam; Ahmed A. El Missiry; Nesreen M. Mohsen; Karim A. Aziz; Heba F. Hendawy; Abdel Gawad Khalifa; Amina A.M. Negm. "Comparing cognitive dysfunction in euthymic patients with first episode and recurrent episodes of major depression". EKB Journal Management System, 41, 2, 2020, -. doi: 10.4103/ejpsy.ejpsy_47_19
Azzam, H., El Missiry, A., Mohsen, N., Aziz, K., Hendawy, H., Khalifa, A., Negm, A. (2020). 'Comparing cognitive dysfunction in euthymic patients with first episode and recurrent episodes of major depression', EKB Journal Management System, 41(2), pp. -. doi: 10.4103/ejpsy.ejpsy_47_19
Azzam, H., El Missiry, A., Mohsen, N., Aziz, K., Hendawy, H., Khalifa, A., Negm, A. Comparing cognitive dysfunction in euthymic patients with first episode and recurrent episodes of major depression. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 41(2): -. doi: 10.4103/ejpsy.ejpsy_47_19

Comparing cognitive dysfunction in euthymic patients with first episode and recurrent episodes of major depression

Egyptian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 41, Issue 2, May 2020  XML PDF (124.5 K)
DOI: 10.4103/ejpsy.ejpsy_47_19
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Authors
Hanan M.E. Azzam; Ahmed A. El Missiry; Nesreen M. Mohsen; Karim A. Aziz; Heba F. Hendawy; Abdel Gawad Khalifa; Amina A.M. Negm
Abstract
Background
Euthymic patients with major depressive disorder demonstrate cognitive deficits in executive function, attention, and memory, but to date, limited amount of work has compared patients with first-episode depression (FED) with patients with recurrent episodes of depression (RED), and no studies have been conducted in the Egyptian population.
Aim
The aim was to compare cognitive functions between euthymic patients after FED and patients with RED.
Participants and methods
A total of 60 euthymic participants (30 with FED and 30 with RED) were administered a battery of cognitive tasks, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Wechsler Memory Scale, and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.
Results
Patients with RED performed significantly poorly than patients with FED on tasks measuring abstract thinking, verbal memory, working memory, verbal immediate recall, and executive functions (which included tasks for conceptualization, cognitive flexibility, shifting, planning, and sustained attention).
Conclusion
There are significant differences in performance on cognitive functions between euthymic patients with FED and RED across memory tasks and executive functions but with relative sparing of tasks of general intelligence. Poorer cognitive functions may possibly be associated with recurrent episodes.
Keywords
Euthymic; executive functioning; first episode depression; intelligence; major depressive disorder; memory; recurrent episodes of depression
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