Open AccessLooking on the bright side and seeing it vividly: interpretation bias and involuntary mental imagery are related to risk for bipolar disorder
Author(s) -
Andrew Peckham,
Kiana Modavi,
Sheri L. Johnson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1469-1833
pISSN - 1352-4658
DOI - 10.1017/s1352465819000559
Subject(s) - psychology , bipolar disorder , mental image , interpretation (philosophy) , cognitive bias , cognition , clinical psychology , psychiatry , computer science , programming language
Involuntary mental imagery is elevated among people with bipolar disorder, and has been shown to shape biases in interpretation of ambiguous information. However, it is not clear whether biases in interpretation of ambiguous scenarios can be observed in those at risk for bipolar disorder, or whether involuntary imagery is related to such a bias.