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

Depression is the principal cause of illness and disability in the world. Studies charting the
prevalence of depression among children and adolescents report high percentages of …

Abstract Interpretation biases have long been theorized to play a central role in depression.
Yet, the strength of the empirical evidence for this bias remains a topic of debate. This meta …

Cognitive theories of depression posit that people's thoughts, inferences, attitudes, and
interpretations, and the way in which they attend to and recall information, can increase their …

I propose that the ways people respond to their own symptoms of depression influence the
duration of these symptoms. People who engage in ruminative responses to depression …

This is a Classic Edition of Adrian Wells and Gerald Matthews' award-winning textbook on
attention and emotion, which now includes new section introductions. The book won the …

This study used data from 220 adults to examine the relations among 3 inhibition-related
functions. Confirmatory factor analysis suggested that Prepotent Response Inhibition and …

Rumination, defined as repetitive thinking about negative information, has been found to
lead to serious maladaptive consequences, including longer and more severe episodes of …

What is the biological function of daily mood variations? What is the relationship between
mood and such factors as exercise, time of day, nutrition, stress, and illness? Drawing on his …

Theorists are increasingly arguing that it is fruitful to approach anxiety from the cognitive
perspective, and the empirical evidence supports that contention. The cognitive perspective …