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Individuals with major depression have heterogeneous cognitive schemas, personality traits, and life histories. Some depressed patients who experienced rejection and criticism from early caregivers have become competitive, judgmental, and self-critical adults. These individuals are prone to depression relapse after an achievement-related stressor. By contrast, individuals with intrusive, controlling early caregivers tend to be more agreeable and more demanding of emotional support. They are sensitive to interpersonal stressors that activate fears of abandonment. Proven approaches to treatment of depression could vary in effectiveness for patients with these differing personality traits.
This research group undertook a comparative study of co…