Social cognition in first episode adolescent depression and its correlation with clinical features and quality of life

Research has suggested that patients with depression have deficits in social cognition, however they provide limited data regarding adolescent depression. Moreover, the relationship of social cognition with clinical features and quality of life is less studied. This study investigated social cogniti...

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Published in:Clinical child psychology and psychiatry 2021-01, Vol.26 (1), p.140-153
Main Authors: Tekin, Uğur, Erermiş, Hatice Serpil, Satar, Ayşegül, Aydın, Ayşe Nur, Köse, Sezen, Bildik, Tezan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Clinical variables
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Cognitive impairment
Decoding
Mental depression
Quality of life
Social cognition
Teenagers
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Summary:Research has suggested that patients with depression have deficits in social cognition, however they provide limited data regarding adolescent depression. Moreover, the relationship of social cognition with clinical features and quality of life is less studied. This study investigated social cognition in depressive adolescents and the correlations of social cognition with clinical features and quality of life. Thirty-five depressed adolescents and 37 healthy controls were assessed. Emotion perception and decoding ToM, quality of life and clinical variables were evaluated. No significant differences were found between depression and control groups regarding social cognitive tests. The results indicated that examined clinical features were not correlated significantly with social cognitive tests. Results suggest that social cognitive abilities are not disturbed in adolescents with first depressive episode.
ISSN:1359-1045
1461-7021
DOI:10.1177/1359104520973254