Cognitive assessment using ERP in child and adolescent psychiatry: Difficulties and opportunities

Cristina Berchio; Nadia Micali

doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2021.111424

Cognitive assessment using ERP in child and adolescent psychiatry: Difficulties and opportunities

Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2022 Jan:319:111424. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2021.111424. Epub 2021 Nov 30.

Authors

Cristina Berchio¹, Nadia Micali²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: cristina.berchio@unige.ch.
² Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland; Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.

PMID: 34883368
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2021.111424

Abstract

Event related potentials (ERPs) represent powerful tools to investigate cognitive functioning in child and adolescent psychiatry. So far, the available body of research has largely focused on advancements in analysis methods, with little attention given to the perspective of assessment. The aim of this brief report is to provide recommendations for cognitive ERPs assessment that can be applied across diagnostic categories in child and adolescent psychiatry research. First, we discuss major issues for ERPs testing using examples from common psychiatric disorders. We conclude by summing up our recommendations for methodological standards and highlighting the potential role of ERPs in the field.

Keywords: Child and adolescent psychiatry; Cognitive assessment; ERPs recording.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adolescent Psychiatry*
Attention
Child
Cognition
Evoked Potentials
Humans
Mental Disorders* / diagnosis