Reflecting on the Self through Time: Targeting Derailment As a Novel Approach to Decreasing Depressive Symptoms

We developed a novel intervention aimed at decreasing depression by targeting properties of derailment (e.g. the inability to meaningfully connect one’s current self with one’s past self). There were 112 participants (21.955% Male, M_age= 25.125). We found that addressing one’s derailment over a 2-week period significantly decreases depressive symptoms.