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Study Offers Clues into Rumination, Symptoms of Severe Depression
One of the most difficult and paradoxical symptoms of depression is obsessive thinking about the disease itself. Many people suffering from depression describe not only an inability to banish sad memories, but also a preoccupation
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Deconstructing Depression: A Diathesis-Stress Perspective
APS Student Member George M. Slavich receives the first APS/Psi Chi Albert Bandura Award at the APS Annual Convention Opening Ceremony. Slavich is a graduate teaching fellow at the University of Oregon. His reserach examines
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Depression Prevention and Self-Esteem Discussed During PSPI Symposium
Depression and high self-esteem are the two polar opposites of self-image, and two recent reports in the APS journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest looked at these two contradictory aspects of mental health. The
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Do Negative Cognitive Styles Increase Vulnerability to Depression?
Depression is one of the most common psychological disorders. It has been estimated that 10 percent of the population, roughly 19 million Americans, suffers from a depressive disorder in any given year. However, many people
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A Response to James Coyne: The Depression of Primary Care Research and an Effort to Be Excited
Reading James Coyne’s article “Depression in Primary Care: Depressing News, Exciting Research Opportunities” [Observer, February 2001] left me, as he intended, both depressed and excited. For the last ten years, I have organized my practice
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Depression in Primary Care: Depressing News, Exciting Research Opportunities
When psychologists think of research to improve treatment outcomes for depression, they typically think of efficacy studies: randomized clinical trials evaluating psychotherapies or comparing psychotherapy to medication. As important as such studies are, there is
