![]() What other mental health conditions is rumination associated with? So, once someone has learnt this pattern of thinking it stays with them even though their symptoms might improve. This makes us wonder whether that elevated rumination might have been a precursor to their depression in the first place, or maybe it’s what we call a ‘scar’ of their previous depression. Something else that’s interesting is that when people who have been depressed recover, their symptoms improve to the point where they recover, so they’re no longer meeting diagnostic criteria for depression, they still tell mental health professionals they engage in levels of rumination that are elevated – and in fact are the same as people who are currently depressed. So people who engage in rumination are more likely to become depressed, and stay depressed for longer. One of the interesting things about rumination is that we know that it’s a predictor. We know that rumination is a very important cognitive characteristic of people with depression, who often might think back on past events, past perceived failures, things they’d wished they’d done differently – and really analyse those kinds of things… again, again and again. Rumination refers to the tendency to get lost in our thoughts, to think over and over very repetitively on one particular theme. What is rumination and why is it important for people with depression and other mental health conditions? We spoke to her to find out more about this promising area of research. ![]() Her innovative work has the potential to develop effective new ways to treat people affected by mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. ![]() Michelle Moulds is a Professor at the University of New South Wales interested in a type of repetitive thinking called rumination. ![]()
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