In considering the
relations between behavioural inhibition and depression, it is important to note that individuals suffering from anxiety disorders are at an increased risk for developing depression in comparison to non-anxious individuals, 51 and evidence suggests that in many instances the presence of an anxiety disorder precedes the development of major depression.52 Given such
temporal relations between anxiety and depression, it is important to consider that associations between behavioural inhibition and depression may be largely contingent
upon the presence of anxiety.