Psychological treatment of depressive rumination

Depressive Rumination: Nature, Theory and Treatment

Depressive Rumination

Relationships between depressive rumination, anger rumination, and borderline personality features.

We examined relationships between depressive rumination, anger rumination, and features of borderline personality disorder in a sample of 93 students with a wide range of borderline symptoms. All completed self-report measures of borderline features; trait-level negative affect; depressive and anger rumination; and current symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Depressive and anger rumina...

Depressive rumination alters cortisol decline in Major Depressive Disorder.

Depressive rumination - a central characteristic of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) - is a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy that prolongs sad mood and depressive episodes. Considerable research demonstrates the emotional and behavioral consequences of depressive rumination, yet few studies investigate its effect on neuroendocrine functioning. The current study examined the effect of an e...

Rumination, attentional biases and psychological distress 1 1 Running Head: RUMINATION, ATTENTIONAL BIASES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS The role of rumination, attentional biases and stress in psychological distress