Overgeneral autobiographical memory in adolescents at risk for depression.

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Autobiographical memory functioning is implicated in the course and onset of depression in adults (Williams et al., 2007), and there is preliminary evidence that adolescents with a diagnosis of depression have a bias towards retrieving overgeneral autobiographical memories (Kuyken and Howell, 2006; Kuyken, Howell, and Dalgleish, 2006; Park, Goodyer, and Teasdale, 2002). In two independent studies we asked whether adolescents at risk for depression exhibit autobiographical memory deficits. In ...

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Authors: Kuyken, W; Dalgleish, T

• Journal: Memory (Hove, England)
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 241-250
• Publication date: 2011-04-01
• DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2011.554421
• EISSN: 1464-0686
• ISSN: 0965-8211
• Language: English
• Keywords: Self Report; Adolescent; Neurotic Disorders; Personality Inventory; Mental Recall; Memory Disorders; Adolescent Behavior; Female; Cues; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Humans; Depression