Role of reward sensitivity and processing in major depressive and bipolar spectrum disorders

LB Alloy, T Olino, RD Freed, R Nusslock - Behavior therapy, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Since Costello's (1972) seminal Behavior Therapy article on loss of reinforcers or
reinforcer effectiveness in depression, the role of reward sensitivity and processing in both …

Rumination predicts heightened responding to stressful life events in major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.

AM Ruscio, EL Gentes, JD Jones… - Journal of abnormal …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
Although studies have documented heightened stress sensitivity in major depressive
disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), the mechanisms involved are …

The transdiagnostic use of worry and rumination to avoid negative emotional contrasts following negative events: A momentary assessment study

SY Baik, MG Newman - Journal of anxiety disorders, 2023 - Elsevier
The contrast avoidance model (CAM) suggests that individuals with generalized anxiety
disorder (GAD) are sensitive to a sharp increase in negative and/or decrease in positive …

Dimensions in major depressive disorder and their relevance for treatment outcome

E Vrieze, K Demyttenaere, R Bruffaerts… - Journal of affective …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous disease. More
homogeneous psycho (patho) logical dimensions would facilitate MDD research as well as …

Stress sensitivity and stress sensitization in psychopathology: an introduction to the special section.

KL Harkness, EP Hayden… - Journal of abnormal …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
The goal of this special section is to examine the mechanisms of enhanced sensitivity and
sensitization to stress as they influence the etiology and pathophysiology of …

Sex-specific neural responses to acute psychosocial stress in depression

D Dong, M Ironside, EL Belleau, X Sun… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is characterized by increased stress sensitivity.
Emerging findings in healthy adults suggest that stress responses within limbic/striatal …

Exploring the emotional dynamics of subclinically depressed individuals with and without anhedonia: An experience sampling study

FM Bos, FJ Blaauw, E Snippe, L Van der Krieke… - Journal of affective …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Anhedonia has been linked to worse prognosis of depression. The present
study aimed to construct personalized models to elucidate the emotional dynamics of …

Measuring extrastriatal dopamine release during a reward learning task

E Vrieze, J Ceccarini, DA Pizzagalli… - Human brain …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Reward learning is critical for survival. Animal research emphasizes the role of
dopaminergic (DA) mesocorticolimbic pathways in reward learning, but few studies have …

Ecological momentary assessment as a clinical tool in psychiatry: Promises, pitfalls, and possibilities

F Bos - 2021 - research.rug.nl
In this thesis, the potential of electronic diaries to improve personalized mental health care is
explored. Patients can use these diaries to monitor their mood, symptoms, and experiences …

Stressful Life Events and Reward Processing in Adults: Moderation by Depression and Anhedonia

S Min, R Mazurka, DA Pizzagalli… - Depression and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Exposure to acute stress is associated with reduced reward processing in
laboratory studies in animals and humans. However, less clear is the association between …