Sadder and Less Accurate? False Memory for Negative Material in Depression

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 412-417

  Joormann, Jutta ^a   Teachman, Bethany A ^b   Gotlib, Ian H ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bias; cognition; depression; emotion; memory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FALSE MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOOD; RECALL; RECALL BIAS; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 65649146811     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015621     Document Type: Article

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