Autobiographical Memory, Mental Disorders, and Emotional Valence: Comment on Young, et al. (2012)

Young, Erickson, and Drevets (2012) reported that positive and neutral cue words elicited less positive memories among patients with major depression than among healthy controls, while memories from patients were less specific than those from controls, regardless of their intrinsic valence. These re...

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Published in:Psychological reports 2013-08, Vol.113 (1), p.18-22
Main Authors: Lemogne, Cédric, Limosin, Frédéric, Fossati, Philippe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affect
Cues
Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Memory, Episodic
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Summary:Young, Erickson, and Drevets (2012) reported that positive and neutral cue words elicited less positive memories among patients with major depression than among healthy controls, while memories from patients were less specific than those from controls, regardless of their intrinsic valence. These results suggested methodological refinements that may shed light on several aspects of autobiographical memory impairment in mental disorders.
ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/09.02.15.PR0.113x11z3