2023
“Don't [ruminate], be happy”: A cognitive perspective linking depression and anhedonia
Rutherford A, McDougle S, Joormann J. “Don't [ruminate], be happy”: A cognitive perspective linking depression and anhedonia. Clinical Psychology Review 2023, 101: 102255. PMID: 36871425, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive affectNegative affectSustained negative affectCognitive constructsCognitive theoryCognitive perspectiveLack of pleasureCognitive deficitsSpecific thoughtsIntervention effortsDifferent theoretical lensesAffectRuminationAnhedoniaDeficitsExtant literatureMemoryDepressionHallmark featureComputational modelingTheoretical lensesEnvironmental cuesLess focusDebilitating disorderCues
2020
Understanding positive emotion deficits in depression: From emotion preferences to emotion regulation
Vanderlind WM, Millgram Y, Baskin-Sommers AR, Clark MS, Joormann J. Understanding positive emotion deficits in depression: From emotion preferences to emotion regulation. Clinical Psychology Review 2020, 76: 101826. PMID: 32058881, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive emotionsEmotion regulationEmotion preferencesNegative affectEmotion regulation strategy useEmotion regulation strategiesRegulation strategy useEmotion regulation modelUse of strategiesEmotion processesEmotion deficitsEmotion dysfunctionPositive affectRegulation strategiesIndividual differencesStrategy useImportant empirical gapEmotionsHabitual useAffectPrior researchRegulation modelNovel treatment targetsExtant literatureEmpirical gap