Is there a negative interpretation bias in depressed patients? An affective startle modulation study

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 201-209

  Käse, Mirjam ^a   Dresler, Thomas ^a,c   Andreatta, Marta ^b   Ehlis, Ann Christine ^c   Wolff, Babette ^b   Kittel Schneider, Sarah ^a   Polak, Thomas ^a   Fallgatter, Andreas J ^c   Mühlberger, Andreas ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affective startle modulation; Ambiguity; Cognitive theory; Depression; Interpretation bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS; AFFECTIVE STARTLE MODULATION; AMBIGUITY; DEPRESSION; INTERPRETATION BIAS; MOBILIZATION; NEUROMODULATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; STARTLE REACTION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84876793714     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: 14230224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000347086     Document Type: Article

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