Selective attention toward angry faces and risk for major depressive disorder in women: Converging evidence from retrospective and prospective analyses

Clinical Psychological Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 206-215

  Woody, Mary L ^a   Owens, Max ^a   Burkhouse, Katie L ^a   Gibb, Brandon E ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Emotional processing biases; Prevention of depression; Selective attention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964049259     PISSN: 21677026     EISSN: 21677034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167702615581580     Document Type: Article

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