Cited by 59Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesTreatment of Major DepressionNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Dysfunctional thinking in major depressive disorder: A deficit in metacognitive monitoring?

Sheppard, Leyland C., Teasdale, John D.·2000·Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Abstract

Speed of response to attitudinal statements has predictive behavioral significance and reflects the relative contributions of "automatic" access to precomputed schematic representations and slower "controlled" on-line processing. Latencies to Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (A. N. Weissman & A. T. Beck, 1978) and neutral statements were measured in 30 depressed patients and 30 nondepressed controls. For controls, responses incompatible with functional schemas were markedly slowed. This pattern of latencies is consistent with the operation of metacognitive monitoring of potential dysfunctional responses, dependent on limited controlled processing resources. For patients, there was no evidence of selective slowing for these or any other form of response. Results suggest that depressed patients have a deficit of metacognitive monitoring of dysfunctional cognitive products.

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Authors
Sheppard, L. C., & Teasdale, J. D.
Affiliations
University of Cambridge (GB)
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Published
2000-11
Volume
109
Issue
4
Pages
768-776
ISSN
  • 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1846
OpenAlex
W4249101504
Cited by
59
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI
1.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
major depressive disorder, dysfunctional thinking, metacognitive monitoring, metacognition, cognitive distortions, depression
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attention, Attitude, Major Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Major, Female, Generalization, Psychological, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Reaction Time, Thinking

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