Executive dysfunction has common pathways in psychopathology in youth

Many children with psychiatric disorders also have deficits in executive function. However, it's not clear how specific executive dysfunction is to these disorders; there is also extensive comorbidity. So researchers used brain imaging during a task to find out what types of symptoms are associated with executive dysfunction.
Source: The Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update - Category: Psychiatry Tags: News Source Type: research