Do Negative Cognitive Styles Confer Vulnerability to Depression?

Authors: Alloy L.B.¹; Abramson L.Y.²; Francis E.L.²

Source: Current Directions in Psychological Science, Volume 8, Number 4, August 1999 , pp. 128-132(5)

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Abstract:

According to the cognitive-vulnerability hypothesis of depression, negative cognitive styles confer vulnerability to depression when people confront negative life events. In this article, we present evidence that negative cognitive styles do indeed confer vulnerability to clinically significant depressive disorders and suicidality and discuss possible developmental antecedents of cognitive vulnerability to depression. We consider the issue of stability versus change in cognitive vulnerability to depression and discuss the broader implications of the cognitive-vulnerability findings for mental and physical health.

Keywords: Depression; vulnerability; negative cognitive styles

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 2: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Publication date: 1999-08-01