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Emotions in Depression: What Do We Really Know?

Jonathan Rottenberg1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620-7200;

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
|April 5, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Major depressive disorder (MDD) research highlights emotional dysfunction as central. Further investigation into depression

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Affective Neuroscience

Background:

  • Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent and costly mental health condition.
  • Emotional dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a core feature of depression.
  • Extensive research has focused on understanding emotions in depression over the past two decades.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current knowledge on how depression affects emotional reactivity and regulation.
  • To identify gaps and limitations in the existing research on emotion in depression.
  • To advocate for a more nuanced and methodologically rigorous approach to studying depression-related emotional changes.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and synthesis of existing research findings on depression and emotion.
  • Critical analysis of theoretical and methodological challenges in emotion research within depression.
  • Identification of areas requiring further investigation to advance understanding of emotional dysfunction in MDD.

Main Results:

  • Significant progress has been made in understanding depression's influence on emotional reactivity and regulation.
  • Numerous theoretical and methodological challenges persist, often overlooked due to research urgency.
  • A comprehensive understanding of context-specific changes in emotional reactivity and regulation in depression remains elusive.

Conclusions:

  • A humble and rigorous approach is necessary to overcome current research limitations.
  • Developing a contextually specific account of depression-related emotional changes is crucial.
  • Advancing this knowledge is a prerequisite for developing more effective interventions to reduce the global burden of depression.
Keywords:
emotional reactivityemotional regulationinflexibilitymajor depressive disordermood

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