Reward devaluation theory posits that depressed individuals avoid and devalue positivity,
suggesting that they may hold fewer positive self-schemas. Previous meta-analytic reviews …

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is an affective disorder that is harmful to both
physical and mental health. Abnormal self-knowledge, which refers to abnormal judgments …

The recurrent nature of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) necessitates a better
understanding of mechanisms facilitating relapse. MDD has often been associated with …

Background Depression is characterised by a heightened self-focus, which is believed to be
associated with differences in emotion and reward processing. However, the precise …

Aberrant effective connectivity between default mode (DMN) and salience (SAL) networks
may support the tendency of depressed individuals to find it difficult to disengage from self …

When asked to evaluate their probability of experiencing a negative life event, healthy
individuals update their beliefs more following good news than bad. This is referred to as …

This cluster randomized controlled trial examined the effectiveness of Positive Events
Training (PET), a combined group training aimed at simultaneously improving positive …

Individuals with depression tend to focus on negativity and interpret neutral situations in a
negative light. Cognitive theories commonly posit that depressed persons' focus on negative …

The present study was conducted to explore the associations between explicit self‐esteem
(ESE), implicit self‐esteem (ISE), ESE/ISE discrepancies, depression severity, suicidal …

Negative rumination and emotion regulation difficulties have been consistently linked with
depression. Despite anhedonia—the lack of interest in pleasurable experiences—being a …