Department of Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2012 Feb;40(2):265-76. doi: 10.1007/s10802-011-9564-9.
This study examined the relations of school-age children's depressive symptoms, frontal EEG asymmetry, and maternal history of childhood-onset depression (COD). Participants were 73 children, 43 of whom had mothers with COD. Children's EEG was recorded at baseline and while watching happy and sad film clips. Depressive symptoms were measured using parent-report of Children's Depression Inventory. The key findings are the interaction effects between baseline and film frontal EEG asymmetry on child depressive symptoms. Specifically, relative right frontal EEG asymmetry while watching happy or sad film clip was associated with elevated depressive symptoms for children who also exhibited right frontal EEG asymmetry at baseline. Results suggest that right frontal EEG asymmetry that is consistent across situations may be an marker of depression-prone children.
本研究考察了学龄儿童的抑郁症状、额前 EEG 不对称与母亲儿童期起病的抑郁病史（COD）之间的关系。参与者为 73 名儿童，其中 43 名儿童的母亲有 COD 病史。在基线和观看快乐及悲伤电影片段时记录了儿童的 EEG。使用儿童抑郁量表的家长报告来测量抑郁症状。主要发现是基线和电影额前 EEG 不对称对儿童抑郁症状的交互作用。具体而言，在观看快乐或悲伤电影片段时的相对右侧额前 EEG 不对称与基线时也表现出右侧额前 EEG 不对称的儿童的抑郁症状升高有关。结果表明，在不同情况下一致的右侧额前 EEG 不对称可能是易患抑郁症儿童的标志物。
