Despite a longstanding and widespread influence of the diagnostic approach to mental ill
health, there is an emerging and growing consensus that such psychiatric nosologies may …

This systematic review and meta-analysis examines the effect of Cognitive Bias Modification
for attention (CBM-A) and interpretation (CBM-I) on reducing the targeted biases and …

Attentional control theory (ACT) was proposed to account for trait anxiety's effects on
cognitive performance. According to ACT, impaired processing efficiency in high anxiety is …

Objective: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a debilitating condition, characterized by
negative interpretations about ambiguous situations. This study tested whether entirely …

Abstract Interpretation bias and inflexibility have been implicated in a wide range of
psychopathologies, including affective disorders and disorders involving persecutory …

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), with uncontrollable worry at its core, is a common
psychological disorder with considerable individual and societal costs. Cognitive behavior …

Rumination is common in individuals diagnosed with obsessive–compulsive disorder
(OCD). We sought to clarify the causal role of rumination in the immediate and intermediate …

Background: Extant research supports causal roles of cognitive biases in stress regulation
under experimental conditions. However, their contribution to psychological adjustment in …

Worry and rumination, two forms of repetitive negative thinking (RNT), are prevalent in
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and depression. Cognitive processing biases …

Individuals exhibit a systematic valence bias—a specific form of interpretation bias—in
response to emotional ambiguity. Accumulating evidence suggests most people initially …