Can a Predictive Processing Framework Improve the Specification of Negative Bias in Depression?

Our understanding of the psychological mechanisms underpinning depression was transformed by Aaron Beck ’s 1979 cognitive model (1). Beck conceptualized the role of negative self-beliefs or schemata in depression, driving negative biases in information processing, and thereby maintaining the diverse symptoms seen in the disorder. These ideas have remained influential to this day. This model formed t he basis for the development of psychological treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy and shaped subsequent research and work in this area.

Source: Biological Psychiatry - February 4, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Catherine J. Harmer, Michael Browning Tags: Commentary Source Type: research