Sticky thoughts: Depression and rumination are associated with difficulties manipulating emotional material in working memory

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 979-983

  Joormann, Jutta ^a   Levens, Sara M ^b   Gotlib, Ian H ^b  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attention; cognitive processes; depression; memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; THINKING;

ADULT; AFFECT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; THINKING;

EID: 80051661990     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611415539     Document Type: Article

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