Moment-to-moment transfer of positive emotions in daily life predicts future course of depression in both general population and patient samples.

OBJECTIVE: Positive affect (PA) is closely linked to prevention of, and recovery from, depression. Previous studies have investigated PA reactivity to pleasant situations with respect to its protective properties in relation to mood disorder. The purpose of this study was to examine, and replicate,...

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Main Authors: Petra Höhn, Claudia Menne-Lothmann, Frenk Peeters, Nancy A Nicolson, Nele Jacobs, Catherine Derom, Evert Thiery, Jim van Os, Marieke Wichers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3781091?pdf=render