Studies on memory in depression: findings and implications for cognitive therapy

Authors

  • Giovanni Kuckartz Pergher Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande Do Sul
  • Lilian Milnitsky Stein Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande Do Sul
  • Ricardo Wainer Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande Do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832004000200004

Keywords:

Depression, memory, cognitive therapy

Abstract

The present study intends to point out the benefits of the integration between basic research and psychotherapy. Autobiographic memories of depressed patients were emphasized, which are characterized by being overgeneral (i. e., extremely generic and unespecific). Among the consequences of the tendency for overgeneral mnemonic processing there are the difficulties to imagine the future, deficits in problem solving skills, facilitation of the perpetuation of ruminative processes and suicidal acts. Implications for cognitive therapy on depression turns around the need to emphasize the specificity, whether they are related to past situations or to future desired circumstances.

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Published

2004-01-01

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2004)

Section

Reviews of Literature

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How to Cite

Studies on memory in depression: findings and implications for cognitive therapy . (2004). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, 31(2), 82-90. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832004000200004