Executive function in depression: the role of performance strategies in aiding depressed and non-depressed participants
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & PsychiatryPublished 1 February 1999Open access
Shelley Channon, P S S Green
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The findings were consistent with the view that depressed participants fail to use appropriate performance strategies spontaneously to the same extent as controls, however, provision of information alone does not seem to be an adequate means of enhancing performance.
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The findings were consistent with the view that depressed participants fail to use appropriate performance strategies spontaneously to the same extent as controls. However, provision of information alone does not seem to be an adequate means of enhancing performance. The role of performance strategies in cognitive impairment in depression is discussed, both in terms of initiating use of such strategies and carrying these out efficiently.
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