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Kursakov A.A.

Moskovskiĭ nauchno-issledovatel'skiĭ institut psikhiatrii, Moskva

Sirota N.A.

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia

Moskovchenko D.V.

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia

Yaltonsky V.M.

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia

Yaltonskaya A.V.

Serbsky National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology, Moscow, Russia

Modern concepts of nature and pathogenesis of depression (a psychological aspect)

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Kursakov A.A., Sirota N.A., Moskovchenko D.V., Yaltonsky V.M., Yaltonskaya A.V.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2019;119(1‑2): 4‑9

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro2019119124

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MODERN CONCEPTS OF NATURE AND PATHOGENESIS OF DEPRESSION (A PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT)
MODERN CONCEPTS OF NATURE AND PATHOGENESIS OF DEPRESSION (A PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT)

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Kursakov AA, Sirota NA, Moskovchenko DV, Yaltonsky VM, Yaltonskaya AV. Modern concepts of nature and pathogenesis of depression (a psychological aspect). S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2019;119(1‑2):4‑9. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro2019119124

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Abstract:

This review addresses the impairment of cognitive processes in depression, interpersonal interactions and empathy in depressive patients. The authors consider cognitive models of depression showing distortions in domains of attention, memory and interpretation, that may lead to utilizing the rigid automatic approaches of situation evaluation, which impair emotional regulation. Interpersonal theories describe patterns of interpersonal interactions and dysfunctional personal characteristics (interpersonal inhibition, insecure attachment styles) also influencing onset and maintenance of depressive states.

Keywords:

depression
cognitive depression models
interpersonal approach to depression
interpersonal relations in depression
impairment of empathy
regulation of emotions
psychotherapeutic approaches to depression

Authors:

Kursakov A.A.

Moskovskiĭ nauchno-issledovatel'skiĭ institut psikhiatrii, Moskva

Sirota N.A.

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia

Moskovchenko D.V.

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia

Yaltonsky V.M.

Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia

Yaltonskaya A.V.

Serbsky National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology, Moscow, Russia

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