Autobiographical memory characteristics in depression vulnerability: Formerly depressed individuals recall less vivid positive memories

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1087-1103

  Werner Seidler, Aliza ^a   Moulds, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive reactivity; Depression; Memory; Vividness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEMORY; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS;

AFFECT; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 80052511380     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2010.531007     Document Type: Article

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