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Article: Depression diagnoses, but not individual differences in depression symptoms, are associated with reduced autobiographical memory specificity

TitleDepression diagnoses, but not individual differences in depression symptoms, are associated with reduced autobiographical memory specificity
Authors
KeywordsCognition
Depression
Diagnosis
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Resilience
Issue Date2019
PublisherWiley, published in association with the British Psychological Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.bps.org.uk/publications/jCP_1.cfm
Citation
British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2019, v. 58 n. 2, p. 173-186 How to Cite?
AbstractObjectives Difficulties recalling specific events from one's autobiographical past have been associated with a range of emotional disorders. We present the first examination of whether diagnoses of depression or individual differences in depression severity explain the most variance in autobiographical memory specificity. We also examine the contribution of other key cognitive factors associated with reduced memory specificity – rumination and verbal fluency – to these effects. Methods Participants with (n = 21) and without (n = 25) major depressive disorder completed self‐report measures of depression severity (Beck Depression Inventory version II; BDI‐II) and ruminative tendency (Ruminative Response Scale), a measure of verbal fluency, and the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) to assess memory specificity. Results People diagnosed with depression recalled significantly fewer specific memories in the AMT relative to healthy controls. In a linear regression, diagnostic status explained a significant amount of unique variance in specificity whereas BDI‐II scores did not. Diagnostic group differences in verbal fluency also explained a significant amount of variance in specificity. Conclusions Our findings extend our understanding of the mechanisms involved in reduced memory specificity but future research must explore the causal contribution of weak executive functioning to reduced memory specificity.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/265990
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.8
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.730
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dc.contributor.authorFarina, FR-
dc.contributor.authorBarry, TJ-
dc.contributor.authorvan Damme, I-
dc.contributor.authorvan Hie, T-
dc.contributor.authorRaes, F-
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-17T02:16:28Z-
dc.date.available2018-12-17T02:16:28Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationBritish Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2019, v. 58 n. 2, p. 173-186-
dc.identifier.issn0144-6657-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/265990-
dc.description.abstractObjectives Difficulties recalling specific events from one's autobiographical past have been associated with a range of emotional disorders. We present the first examination of whether diagnoses of depression or individual differences in depression severity explain the most variance in autobiographical memory specificity. We also examine the contribution of other key cognitive factors associated with reduced memory specificity – rumination and verbal fluency – to these effects. Methods Participants with (n = 21) and without (n = 25) major depressive disorder completed self‐report measures of depression severity (Beck Depression Inventory version II; BDI‐II) and ruminative tendency (Ruminative Response Scale), a measure of verbal fluency, and the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) to assess memory specificity. Results People diagnosed with depression recalled significantly fewer specific memories in the AMT relative to healthy controls. In a linear regression, diagnostic status explained a significant amount of unique variance in specificity whereas BDI‐II scores did not. Diagnostic group differences in verbal fluency also explained a significant amount of variance in specificity. Conclusions Our findings extend our understanding of the mechanisms involved in reduced memory specificity but future research must explore the causal contribution of weak executive functioning to reduced memory specificity.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherWiley, published in association with the British Psychological Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.bps.org.uk/publications/jCP_1.cfm-
dc.relation.ispartofBritish Journal of Clinical Psychology-
dc.rightsThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2019, v. 58 n. 2, p. 173-186], which has been published in final form at [http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12207]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.-
dc.subjectCognition-
dc.subjectDepression-
dc.subjectDiagnosis-
dc.subjectPost-traumatic stress disorder-
dc.subjectResilience-
dc.titleDepression diagnoses, but not individual differences in depression symptoms, are associated with reduced autobiographical memory specificity-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailBarry, TJ: tjbarry@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityBarry, TJ=rp02277-
dc.description.naturepostprint-
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/bjc.12207-
dc.identifier.pmid30444032-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85056667931-
dc.identifier.hkuros296456-
dc.identifier.volume58-
dc.identifier.issue2-
dc.identifier.spage173-
dc.identifier.epage186-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000467183500004-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl0144-6657-

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