A neuro(psychological) approach for emotion recognition deficits in depression
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Abstract
Recognition of emotional facial expressions is an important skill for social functioning. Deficits in this ability have been linked to poor social adjustment and symptomatic relapse in patients with Major Depression Disorder (MDD). This paper reviews current neuropsychological studies of emotion recognition deficits in depression, highlighting its neuropsychological correlates, and provides an overview of commonly used measures to assess emotion recognition with MDD patients. We support an integrative neuropsychological approach which accounts for the interaction between emotion and cognition for emotion and cognition, to understand the emotion recognition deficits in depression and discuss its implication for clinical practice and research.
Keywords: emotion recognition; facial expressions; depression; integrative neuropsychology.
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O reconhecimento de expressões faciais de emoções é uma habilidade importante para o funcionamento social. Pacientes com depressão parecem apresentar deficits nesta aptidão, o que contribuie para um pobre ajustamento social e recurrente relapso sintomatologico. Neste artigo revisam-se os estudos atuais de cariz neuropsicológico sobre os deficits de reconhecimento de emoções na depressão, destacamos os correlatos neuropsicológicos e apresentamos uma panorâmica das medidas e instrumentos usados com frequência nos estudos de reconhecimento de emoções com pacientes com TDM. Apoiamos uma abordagem neuropsicológica integrativa da emoção e cognição, para compreender os deficits de reconhecimento de emoções na depressão e discutimos suas implicações para a prática clÃnica e investigação.
Palavras-chave: emoção; reconhecimento; expressões faciais; depressão;  neuropsicologia integrativa.
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El reconocimiento de expresiones faciales emocionales es una habilidad importante para el funcionamiento social. Los déficits en esta capacidad se han relacionado con una mala adaptación social y la recaÃda sintomática en pacientes con Trastorno Depresivo Mayor (TDM). Este artÃculo revisa los estudios neuropsicológicos actuales sobre los déficits de reconocimiento de emociones en la depresión, destacando sus correlatos neuropsicológicos, y proporciona una visión general de las medidas utilizadas con frecuencia en el reconocimiento de emociones para evaluar a los pacientes con TDM. Apoyamos un enfoque neuropsicológico integrador de la emoción y la cognición, para comprender los déficits de reconocimiento de emociones en la depresión y discutimos sus implicaciones para la práctica clÃnica y la investigación.
Palabras clave: emoción; reconocimiento; expresiones faciales; depresión, neuropsicologia integradora.
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