title: Cognitive Remediation and Bias Modification Strategies in Mood and Anxiety Disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Cognitive impairments and biases, which are prevalent in patients with mood and anxiety disorders, can affect quality of life and functioning. Traditional treatments are only insufficiently addressing these impairments and biases. We review the cognitive impairments and biases present in these disorders as well as treatments targeting these domains.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Interventions aimed at improving cognitive impairments and biases may help improve cognitive deficits and overall functioning in patients with mood and anxiety disorders. Direct comparisons of treatments for cognitive impairments or biases versus more traditional psychosocial interventions have produced diverse results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, treatments for cognitive impairments and cognitive biases warrant additional study in clinical trials. Future research should explore cognitive remediation and cognitive bias modification adjunctive to psychosocial treatments to optimize patient outcomes in mood and anxiety disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, Suite 580 Boston, MA 02114.
authors.forename: Alexandra K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, Suite 580 Boston, MA 02114.
authors.forename: Rebecca E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Montana
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, Suite 580 Boston, MA 02114; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: Louisa G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Sylvia
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, Suite 580 Boston, MA 02114; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nierenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, Suite 580 Boston, MA 02114; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: Thilo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deckersbach
keywords: anxiety disorders; cognitive bias modification; cognitive remediation; mood disorders