A working memory training to decrease rumination in depressed and anxious individuals: A double-blind randomized controlled trial

Wanmaker, Sabine; Geraerts, Elke; Franken, Ingmar H.A.

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.12.027

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“…Many different paradigms have been used in previous research, but until now, no preferential training task has been identified. Our training task has not been used before in its current form (the non‐emotional variant has been found to affect WM capacity: Dovis, Van der Oord, Wiers, & Prins, ), but a training including a comparable task also had no effect in a sample of depressed patients, even though that program involved longer and more frequent training (Wanmaker et al, ). However, recent studies do suggest that a combination of cognitive control and emotional information processing makes the most effective task when targeting rumination and related emotional problems (e.g., Cohen et al, ; Iacoviello et al, ).…”

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“…There are some indications that this might work: a multi‐session WM training improved attentional control in a high anxious sample and reduced anxiety in those participants that improved most on the training task (Sari, Koster, & Pourtois, in press). However, both in a sample with high rumination tendencies (Onraedt & Koster, ) and in depressed patients (Wanmaker, Geraerts, & Franken, ), a comparable WM training did not have any effects on rumination, depression, or anxiety compared to an active control group.…”

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Emotional working memory training as an online intervention for adolescent anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial

Voogd

Wiers

Zwitser

2016

Australian Journal of Psychology

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ObjectiveAnxiety and depression are highly prevalent disorders in adolescence. They are associated with deficits in working memory (WM), which also appears to increase rumination, worry, and negative mood. WM training, especially in an emotional context, might help in reducing or preventing these disorders. The current study investigated the direct effects of online emotional WM training on WM capacity, and short‐ and long‐term effects on symptoms of anxiety and depression, and secondary measures of emotional functioning.MethodsUnselected adolescents (n = 168, aged 11–18) were randomised over an active or placebo emotional WM training. WM was assessed before and after 4 weeks of bi‐weekly training. Emotional functioning was assessed pre‐ and post‐training and at 3, 6, and 12 months follow‐up.ResultsImprovements in WM capacity and both short‐ and long‐term emotional functioning were found in both training groups, with the only group difference being a trend for a larger increase in self‐esteem in the active group compared to the placebo group.ConclusionsThe general improvements irrespective of training condition suggest non‐specific training or time effects, or some shared active ingredient in both conditions. Future research is necessary to detect potentially effective components of (emotional) WM training and to increase adolescent engagement with online training.

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Emotional working memory training as an online intervention for adolescent anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial

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Wiers

Zwitser

2016

Australian Journal of Psychology

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“…Using a double-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) design, Wanmaker, Geraerts, and Franken (2015) explored effects of 24 sessions of a combined nonemotional CCT in patients suffering from clinical depression and/or anxiety. However, with the exception of increased Reading span task performance following CCT, no beneficial effects were found for other cognitive transfer measures, self-reported rumination, depressive symptomatology, or anxiety (Wanmaker et al, 2015).…”

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Cognitive control interventions for depression: A systematic review of findings from training studies

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Onraedt

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Clinical Psychology Review

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There is a strong interest in cognitive control training as a new intervention for depression.Given the recent promising meta-analytical findings regarding the effects of cognitive training on cognitive functioning and depressive symptomatology, the current review provides an indepth discussion of the role of cognitive control in depression. We consider the state-of-theart research on how manipulation of cognitive control may influence cognitive and depression-related outcomes. Evidence for the effectiveness of cognitive control training procedures are discussed in relation to three stages of depression (at-risk, clinically depressed, remission) as well as the training approach that was deployed, after which the putative theoretical mechanisms are discussed. Finally, we provide ways in which cognitive control training can be utilized in future research.COGNITIVE CONTROL TRAINING FOR DEPRESSION 3

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“…Klingberg, 2010), there has been a burgeoning interest in the potential of cognitive training as a means to improve WMC and potentially alleviate clinical symptoms (e.g. Bomyea & Amir, 2011;Cohen, Mor, & Henik, 2015;Wanmaker, Geraerts, & Franken, 2015). We first summarise attentional control theory (Eysenck et al, 2007), upon which the study is based, and then review extant research of WM training and mindfulness meditation practice.…”

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The effects of adaptive working memory training and mindfulness meditation training on processing efficiency and worry in high worriers

Course-Choi

Saville

Derakshan

2017

Behaviour Research and Therapy

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Worry is the principle characteristic of generalised anxiety disorder, and has been linked to deficient attentional control, a main function of working memory (WM). Adaptive WM training and mindfulness meditation practice (MMP) have both shown potential to increase attentional control. The present study hence investigates the individual and combined effects of MMP and a dual adaptive n-back task on a non-clinical, randomised sample of high worriers. 60 participants were tested before and after seven days of training. Assessment included self-report questionnaires, as well as performance tasks measuring attentional control and working memory capacity. Combined training resulted in continued reduction in worry in the week after training, highlighting the potential of utilising n-back training as an adjunct to established clinical treatment. Engagement with WM training correlated with immediate improvements in attentional control and resilience, with worry decreasing over time. Implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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A working memory training to decrease rumination in depressed and anxious individuals: A double-blind randomized controlled trial

Cited by 52 publications

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Emotional working memory training as an online intervention for adolescent anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial

Emotional working memory training as an online intervention for adolescent anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial

Cognitive control interventions for depression: A systematic review of findings from training studies

The effects of adaptive working memory training and mindfulness meditation training on processing efficiency and worry in high worriers

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