Cognitive Control Deficits in Shifting and Inhibition in Preschool Age Children are Associated with Increased Depression and Anxiety Over 7.5 Years of Development

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1185-1196

  Kertz, Sarah J ^a,b   Belden, Andy C ^c   Tillman, Rebecca ^c   Luby, Joan ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive control; Depression; Longitudinal; Preschool

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84948126393     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-015-0101-0     Document Type: Article

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