Positive moods are all alike? Differential affect amplification effects of ‘elated’ versus ‘calm’ mental imagery in young adults reporting hypomanic-like experiences

Positive moods are all alike? Differential affect amplification effects of ‘elated’ versus ‘calm’ mental imagery in young adults reporting hypomanic-like experiences

Abstract Positive mood amplification is a hallmark of the bipolar disorder spectrum (BPDS). We need better understanding of cognitive mechanisms contributing to such elevated mood. Generation of vivid, emotionally compelling mental imagery is proposed to act as an ‘emotional amplifier’ in BPDS. We u...

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Main Authors: Caterina Vannucci, Michael B. Bonsall, Martina Di Simplicio, Aimee Cairns, Emily A. Holmes, Stephanie Burnett Heyes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-10-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02213-4

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