Mental imagery in bipolar affective disorder versus unipolar depression: Investigating cognitions at times of ‘positive’ mood

Ivins, Annabel; Di Simplicio, Martina; Close, Helen; M. Goodwin, Guy; A. Holmes, Emily

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.05.007

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Mental imagery in bipolar affective disorder versus unipolar depression: Investigating cognitions at times of ‘positive’ mood

Published in Journal of Affective Disorders • May 21, 2014

Authors:

Annabel Ivins

Martina Di Simplicio

Helen Close

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Compared to unipolar depression (UD), depressed mood in bipolar disorder (BD) has been associated with amplified negative mental imagery of the future ('flashforwards'). However, imagery characteristics during positive mood remain poorly explored. We hypothesise first, that unlike UD pat...

Subject

Psychology

Mood

Bipolar disorder

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