Open AccessSpecificity of executive functioning and processing speed problems in common psychopathology.
Author(s) -
Joel T. Nigg,
Jennifer M. Jester,
Gillian M. Stavro,
Ka I Ip,
Leon I. Puttler,
Robert A. Zucker
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
neuropsychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1931-1559
pISSN - 0894-4105
DOI - 10.1037/neu0000343
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , endophenotype , neuropsychology , executive functions , generalizability theory , structural equation modeling , child psychopathology , conduct disorder , conceptualization , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , cognition , psychiatry , statistics , computer science , mathematics , artificial intelligence
Interest continues in neuropsychological measures as cross-disorder intermediate phenotypes in understanding psychopathology. A central question concerns their specificity versus generalizability to particular forms of psychopathology, particularly for executive functioning (EF) and response speed. Three conceptual models examining these relationships were tested to clarify this picture at different levels in the diagnostic hierarchy.