Abstract
Zusammenfassung. Patienten mit Depressionen klagen häufig über Symptome und Störungen nicht nur auf der emotionalen, sondern auch auf der kognitiven Ebene. In dieser Übersichtsarbeit werden schwerpunktmäßig neuropsychologische Befunde zu kognitiven Funktionen bei unipolaren Depressionen zusammengefasst. Die kognitive Theorie der Depression postulierte eine Beeinflussung kognitiver Vorgänge durch emotionale Verzerrungen, die eine wichtige Rolle bei Vulnerabilität, Entstehung, Aufrechterhaltung und Rezidiven depressiver Episoden spielen. Befunde zu dieser Interaktion von kognitiven und emotionalen Prozessen werden dargestellt, außerdem wird auf die Bedeutung dieser Aspekte für die Emotionsregulation und für die Therapie der Depression eingegangen.
Abstract. Patients suffering from major depressive disorder often complain not only of emotional, but also of cognitive symptoms and problems. Here, we mainly review neuropsychological findings on cognitive functions and disturbances in major depression. The cognitive theory of depression hypothesized biased information processing due to emotional effects which influences vulnerability, development, maintenance and recurrence of depressive episodes. Therefore, we further review findings on the interaction of cognitive and emotional processes in depression and also address the influence of these aspects for emotion regulation and therapy of depression.
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