Individuals seeking treatment for depression often are struggling with maladaptive cognitions that impact how they view themselves and the world. Research on cognitive attributions that underlie depressed mood focuses on the phenomenon of negative cognitive style, in which depressed people tend to view undesirable occurrences in life as having internal, stable, and global causes. Based on research, clinicians have developed various techniques that seek to modify depressive attributions in order to alleviate symptoms of depression. In this article, the authors review the literature on attributions in depression, present clinically relevant interventions based on empirical support, provide case examples, and summarize future directions and recommendations for researchers and practitioners.
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Mol Neurodegener
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College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Brain Disease and Big Data Research Institute, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, Guangdong, China.
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January 2025
Fundación Rioja Salud, Calle Piqueras 98, Logroño, 26006, Spain.
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January 2025
Behavioural Ecology Group, Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, Talstraße 33, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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January 2025
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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December 2024
Seeburg Castle University, Faculty of Management.
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