Highly neurotic never-depressed students have negative biases in information processing.

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BACKGROUND: Cognitive theories associate depression with negative biases in information processing. Although negatively biased cognitions are well documented in depressed patients and to some extent in recovered patients, it remains unclear whether these abnormalities are present before the first depressive episode. METHOD: High neuroticism (N) is a well-recognized risk factor for depression. The current study therefore compared different aspects of emotional processing in 33 high-N never-dep...

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Authors: Chan, S; Goodwin, G; Harmer, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Psychological medicine
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 1281-1291
• Publication date: 2007-09-01
• DOI: 10.1017/s0033291707000669
• EISSN: 1469-8978
• ISSN: 0033-2917
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Depressive Disorder; Mental Recall; Attention; Circadian Rhythm; Paired-Associate Learning; Startle Reaction; Signal Detection, Psychological; Saliva; Reaction Time; Students; Arousal; Pattern Recognition, Visual; Personality Inventory; Emotions; Verbal Learning; Hydrocortisone