Attention bias modification for major depressive disorder: Effects on attention bias, resting state connectivity, and symptom change

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 463-475

  Beevers, Christopher G ^a   Clasen, Peter C ^a   Enock, Philip M ^b   Schnyer, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention training; Cognitive bias manipulation; Depression; Resting state fMRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DORSAL ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX; EMOTIONALITY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MIDDLE FRONTAL GYRUS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTING STATE NETWORK; SELF CONTROL; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938976992     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000049     Document Type: Article

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