The Effects of Alcohol and Depressive Symptoms on Positive and Negative Post-Event Rumination in Social Anxiety

Hagen, Amanda E. F.; Battista, Susan R.; Couture, Marie‐Eve; Pencer, Alissa; Stewart, Sherry H.

doi:10.1007/s10608-020-10100-9

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“…Thus, we found no evidence that alcohol consumption reduces rumination, state metacognitions, or sadness in depressed individuals. Interestingly, our findings are consistent with those of a recent study on social anxiety, in which alcohol consumption had no attenuating effect on negative (post-event) rumination ( Hagen et al, 2020 ), although consumption reduced (social) anxiety ( Stevens et al, 2014 ). Mollaahmetoglu and colleagues (2021) found that alcohol had an effect on ruminative thoughts and mood at a low dose (about 0.2 mg/L) but not at a high dose (about 0.6 mg/L).…”

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The influence of alcohol on rumination and metacognitions in major depressive disorder

Gawron

Pohl

Gerlach

2022

Clin. Psychol. Eur.

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Background and Objectives Comorbidity between major depressive disorder (MDD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) is highly prevalent but reasons for this association are unclear. Rumination may activate metacognitive beliefs that contribute to the development and maintenance of rumination and depression. Negative metacognitions can further lead to other dysfunctional coping strategies (i.e., consumption of alcohol). We examined whether alcohol reduces (state) metacognitions, rumination and other disorder-specific processes in a group of individuals suffering from MDD. Method In an experiment with three randomized conditions we investigated whether the consumption of alcohol, placebo or no alcohol (orange juice) affects (meta-)cognitions, depressive symptoms and / or psychophysiological variables while participants ruminate. Results Voluntary rumination increased self-reported sadness, tension and rumination, tensed facial muscles and increased heart rate, but did not affect (state) metacognitions and heart rate variability. The consumption of alcohol did not influence rumination, metacognitions, depressive or psychophysiological measures. Limitations We recruited a depressed population but excluded pathological alcohol use due to ethical considerations. Conclusions We found no evidence that alcohol consumption affects rumination, metacognitions and other disorder-specific processes in MDD. However, rumination had a negative effect on various depression-specific processes, although it did not activate (negative state) metacognitions.

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