The mediating effect of generalized autobiographical memory between shame and depression in college students / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To explore the mediating effect of overgeneral autobiographical memory between shame and depression in college students.Methods Randomly selected 205 undergraduates were tested using Shame Scale (SS),the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and the Autobiographical Memory Test(AMT).Results (1) The total score of shame was (58.46± 12.34).The total score of overgeneral autobiographical memory was (5.19 ± 2.1 1).The total score of depression was (19.62±5.36).The correlation results showed that the sense of shame,the overgeneral autobiographical memory and depression were positively correlated with each other(r=1.99,0.48,0.28;all P＜0.01).(2)Mediation effect analysis and further Boot-strap test showed that sense of shame positively predicted depression,and overgeneral autobiographical memory partly mediated the association between the shame and depression,accounting for 10％ of total effect.Conclusion During the clinical treatment of depression,medical profession can reduce the depression caused by shame by intervening in the generalization of autobiographical memory of patients with depression.

Comparison of overgeneral autobiographical memory between first-episode and recurrent depressive patients / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Object To explore the difference of overgeneral autobiographical memory (OGM) between first-episode and recurrent depressive patients,and whether the overgeneral autobiographical memory can affect the symptoms of depression or not.Methods 34 first-episode depression patients and 31 recurrent depression patients were enrolled.All patients were measured by autobiographical memory test (AMT),Hamilton Depression Scale-17 (HAMD-17) and Beck depression rating scale(BDI).Results ①The OGM score was higher in recurrent depressive group than that in first-episode group (respectively,(3.90 ± 1.65),(3.10± 1.57),t =2.035,P＜0.05).②The positive OGM score was higher in recurrent depressive group than that in first-episode group(respectively,(2.40± 1.36),(1.70± 1.08),t =2.308,P＜ 0.05).③The correlation coefficient (r value) between the total score of OGM and total score of BDI,total score of HAMD,two subfactors (cognitive disorder and slow)scores of HAMD in recurrent depressive group were 0.497,0.552,0.631,and 0.553 respectively,which significantly correlated.Conclusion Compared with first-episode depressive patients,the OGM in recurrent depressive patients is more severe.The OGM can increase the symptoms of depression,the cognitive disorder and slow.