Involuntary Memories after a Positive Film Are Dampened by a Visuospatial Task: Unhelpful in Depression but Helpful in Mania?

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-351

  Davies, Charlotte ^a   Malik, Aiysha ^a   Pictet, Arnaud ^a   Blackwell, Simon E ^a   Holmes, Emily A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intrusive memory; Involuntary memory; Mania; Mental imagery; Positive emotion; Tetris

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION; RECREATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VIDEO GAMES; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863302698     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1800     Document Type: Article

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