Editing consciousness: How bereaved people control their thoughts without knowing it

(Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science) A new study from Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Irving Medical Center shows that avoidant grievers unconsciously monitor and block the contents of their mind-wandering, a discovery that could lead to more effective psychiatric treatment for bereaved people. The researchers, who studied 29 bereaved subjects, are the first to show how this unconscious thought suppression occurs.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news