[Overgeneral autobiographical memory in depressive disorders].
This article aims to review studies focusing on the relationship between overgeneral autobiographical memory and depressive disorders. Such characteristic has attracted attention because of its relationship with a poor ability to solve problems and to imagine the future, as well as with the maintenance and a poor prognosis of depression. Data were collected through a systematic search on LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE, and IBECS databases, and also on the health sciences records of Portal de Periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), a Brazilian journal database, focusing on articles published between 2000 and 2010. The following keywords were used: memória autobiográfica, supergeneralização da memória autobiográfica, and memória autobiográfica e depressão in Portuguese; and autobiographical memory, overgeneral autobiographical memory, and autobiographical memory and depression in English. Following application of exclusion criteria, a total of 27 studies were reviewed. Overgeneral autobiographical memory has been investigated in several depressive disorders. However, further longitudinal studies are required to confirm the relevant role of this cognitive characteristic in anamnesis and in the treatment of mood disorders.
Tarcísio Gomes
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Dutra
Laila da Camara Lima
Lda C
Kurtinaitis
Amaury
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Cantilino
Maria Carolina Souto de
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Vasconcelos
Departamento de Psicologia, , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN.
Izabel
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Hazin
Departamento de Neuropsiquiatria, UFPE.
Everton Botelho
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Sougey