Cognitive science has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of the onset,
maintenance, and treatment of depression. Research conducted over the last 50 years …

Abstract Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is an affective disorder with sustained negative
affect and difficulties experiencing positive affect as its hallmark features. Previous work also …

In the 40 years since Aaron Beck first proposed his cognitive model of depression, the
elements of this model—biased attention, biased processing, biased thoughts and …

The rapid and efficient selection of emotionally salient or goal-relevant stimuli in the
environment is crucial for flexible and adaptive behaviors. Converging data from …

Sustained negative affect and difficulties experiencing positive affect are hallmark features of
major depressive disorder. Recent research has suggested that difficulties in emotion …

Persisting negative thoughts are considered a hallmark of depression. Recent information-
processing approaches have begun to uncover underlying mechanisms of depressive …

Increased rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) activity has emerged as a promising
predictor of treatment response in depression, but neither the reliability of this relationship …

Depression is among the most significant public mental health issues. A growing body of
research implicates inflammation in the etiology and pathophysiology of depression. Yet, the …

We propose a framework to understand increases in vulnerability for depression after
recurrent episodes that links attention processes and schema activation to negative mood …

Abstract The Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA) is a multi‐site
naturalistic cohort study to:(1) describe the long‐term course and consequences of …