Invited Address
Lost in Thought: Rumination and Depression
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Susan Nolen-Hoeksema
Yale University |
Rumination involves focusing on your feelings of distress and their possible causes and consequences without engaging in problem-solving. Our research show that rumination contributes to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and substance abuse. I will review experimental studies on the mechanisms by which rumination enhances psychopathology, and discuss implications for interventions.
2010 Program Committee
Tyler S. Lorig, Washington and Lee University (Chair); Nalini Ambady, Tufts University; Abigail Baird, Vassar College; Sian Beilock, University of Chicago; Daniel Klein, Stony Brook University, The State University of New York; Richard Lewis, Pomona College; Kris Preacher, University of Kansas; Deidra Schleicher, Purdue University; Timothy Strauman, Duke University; Tracy Zinn, James Madison University