Neurocognitive impairment in adolescent major depressive disorder: State vs. trait illness markers

Current treatment outcomes of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in adolescents remain suboptimal. Discriminating between state and trait markers of MDD in adolescents would help identify markers that may guide choice of appropriate interventions and help improve longer-term outcome for individuals with the illness.We compared neurocognitive performance in executive function, sustained attention and short-term memory in 20 adolescents with MDD in...