Autobiographical episodic memory in major depressive disorder

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-60

  Söderlund, Hedvig ^a   Moscovitch, Morris ^b,c   Kumar, Namita ^b   Daskalakis, Zafiris J ^d   Flint, Alastair ^c,e   Herrmann, Nathan ^f   Levine, Brian ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Depression; Episodic memory; Public events; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FAMOUS NAMES TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SEMANTIC MEMORY; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84897826525     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035610     Document Type: Article

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