Emotion Regulation in Current and Remitted Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent, recurrent, and potentially chronic disorder. Identifying risk factors and underlying mechanisms to inform preventive and therapeutic interventions is therefore imperative. Emotion regulation is a proposed factor in the development and maintenance of MDD. The aim of the present review was to summarize and synthesize research on self-reported emotion regulation strategy use and emotion regulation abilities in adults diagnosed with current and remitted MDD. Methods: Seventy-two eligible studies were retrieved from databases through a systematic literature search. Group differences between individuals with current MDD, remitted MDD, and healthy controls were calculated using meta-analytic procedures. Meta-regressi

SUBMITTER: Visted E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5968125 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature