Sentences with phrase «cognitive vulnerability theories»

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Development of gender differences in depression: An elaborated cognitive vulnerability - transactional stress theory.

The presentation addresses the empirical foundations of schema theory by shedding light on the role of early maladaptive schemas in depression etiology and reviews the clinical evidence of schema therapy as a possible treatment option for (chronic) depression: Limited evidence suggests that ST by targeting self - referential cognitive schemas (EMS) which mediate the effects of early life adversity on vulnerability towards and maintenance of depressive disorders in the sense of distal risk factors could be an effective treatment for depression and a feasible alternative to CBT (Brewin et al. 2009; Carter et al. 2013; Malogiannis et al. 2014; Renner et al. 2016).

The findings from these studies converge on the theme that attachment theory has considerable utility in potentially extending and refining current cognitive vulnerability models through a consideration of interpersonal context and the cognitive mechanisms by which negative interpersonal experiences may confer increased risk to later anxious and depressive symptoms.

The articles in this special issue address empirically the application of attachment theory to cognitive vulnerability models of anxiety and depression.