Computerized Finger Tapping Task in Adult Unipolar Depressed Patients and Healthy Subjects

Introduction: Current diagnostic criteria for depression include psychomotor retardation, being the Finger Tapping Test (FTT) as one of the most utilized instruments to assess fine psychomotor performance. Method: This study aimed to compare the performance of a sample of 51 unipolar depressed patients (30 women and 21 men, with a mean age of 45.12 years old [ SD = 14.09]) with 51 healthy controls (29 women and 22 men, with a mean age of 44.49 years old [ SD = 15.59]) in a computerized version of the Finger Tapping Test (FTT) from the Psychology Experiment Building Language (PEBL). Another objective was to test this version’s validity in comparison to other FTTs. Results: We found significant differences between depressed patients and healthy controls. Significant effects of age and gender were found. Conclusion: Results allowed us to identify differences in performance between the two groups, therefore this version of the FTT revealed adequate reliability values, one instrument accessible to all clinicians

Audiology · Cognition · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Dominance (genetics · Finger tapping · Psychiatry · Psychomotor learning · Significant difference · Tapping · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Internal Medicine

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