Neurocognitive function profiles in Chinese patients with melancholic vs. non-melancholic major depressive disorder.

BMC Psychiatry · 2026 · PMC13185239 · PMID 41965575

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marginally significantP = 0.061so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Compared with NMEL patients, MEL patients demonstrated worse performance in processing speed (assessed by the AVF, P = 0.001), and executive function (evaluated via the SCWT, marginally significant, P = 0.061).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Beyond processing speed deficits, MEL patients showed a marginal trend toward poorer executive function (SCWT) compared to NMEL patients, though this difference did not reach statistical significance after Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons.

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