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M Preiss1, L Kramska, E Dockalova
1Prague Psychiatric Center, Czech Republic. preiss@pcp.lf3.cuni.cz
Background:
The capacity to focus and concentrate or to direct attention supports many aspects of cognitive functioning including short-term memory and higher-level cognitive functions. The purpose was to assess attentional networks in euthymic patients with unipolar depression using the Attentional Network Test (ANT).
Materials And Methods:
We investigated performance of attention by virtue of ANT during remission from unipolar depressive disorder and tested a hypothesis that there are no differences between outpatient group (euthymic patients, N=32) and matched controls in attentional variables, the relationship of attentional networks and everyday cognitive failures.
Results:
No differences between the groups in attentional networks were found and no relationship between attentional networks and cognitive failures was found.
Limitations:
One assessment during remission could be insufficient to recognize long-term pattern of cognitive functions.
Conclusions:
These data show non-impaired attentional networks possibly explained by sufficient level of remission and ameliorated influence of high education on cognition.
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