Changes of explicitly and implicitly measured self-esteem in the treatment of major depression: Evidence for implicit self-esteem compensation

Background and objectives: Self-esteem has been claimed to be an important factor in the development and maintenance of depression. Whereas explicit self-esteem is usually reduced in depressed individuals, studies on implicitly measured self-esteem in depression exhibit a more heterogeneous pattern...

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Main Authors: Ingo Wegener, Franziska Geiser, Susanne Alfter, Jan Mierke, Katrin Imbierowicz, Alexandra Kleiman, Anne Sarah Koch, Rupert Conrad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Comprehensive Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010440X14003526