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A comparison of attentional biases and memory biases in women with social phobia and major depression.
J Abnorm Psychol. 2005 Feb; 114(1):62-74.JA

Abstract

Cognitive processes play an important role in the etiology and maintenance of anxiety and depression. Current theories differ, however, in their predictions regarding the occurrence of attentional biases and memory biases in depression and anxiety. To allow for a systematic comparison of disorders and cognitive processes, 117 women (35 with generalized social phobia, 27 with major depression, and 55 healthy controls) participated in a test of visual attention (visual search), an explicit memory test (free recall), and an implicit memory test (anagram solving). Both clinical groups exhibited attentional biases for disorder-related words, whereas only depressed participants showed clear evidence of explicit and implicit memory biases. The implications of these results for competing theories are discussed.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Rinck M
General Psychology, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany. m.rinck@dmkep.unimaas.nl
Becker ES
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAttentionDepressive Disorder, MajorDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMemory DisordersPhobic DisordersPsychological TheoryReaction TimeSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesVisual Perception

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

15709813

Citation

Rinck, Mike, and Eni S. Becker. "A Comparison of Attentional Biases and Memory Biases in Women With Social Phobia and Major Depression." Journal of Abnormal Psychology, vol. 114, no. 1, 2005, pp. 62-74.
Rinck M, Becker ES. A comparison of attentional biases and memory biases in women with social phobia and major depression. J Abnorm Psychol. 2005;114(1):62-74.
Rinck, M., & Becker, E. S. (2005). A comparison of attentional biases and memory biases in women with social phobia and major depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 114(1), 62-74.
Rinck M, Becker ES. A Comparison of Attentional Biases and Memory Biases in Women With Social Phobia and Major Depression. J Abnorm Psychol. 2005;114(1):62-74. PubMed PMID: 15709813.
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