Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults
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Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults
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#2In... mice? Nay, this time it is adults over the age of 60.
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#3Oh man one more negative thing to worry about.
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#410/10 exactly what people with these issues want to hear. Great thing to post OP!
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#510/10 exactly what people with these issues want to hear. Great thing to post OP!
Can't people with these type of issues control what they think about?
Can't they have a go-to list of positive things to think about when they notice they are thinking negative thoughts?
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#6I'm not seeing where they are coming up with RNT as a cause, other than a lot of theory. Wouldn't it be a symptom of cognitive decline instead? Dementia patients, particularly those with Alzheimers, tend to become depressed because of confusion and memory loss. Wouldn't it be more likely that these depression symptoms are being caused by deteriotating brain function rather than the other way around?
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#8> RNT was assessed using the perseverative thinking questionnaire (PTQ). The scale consists of 15 items covering three domains: core characteristics of RNT, unproductiveness, and psychological capacity captured. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 0 “never” to 4 “almost always”, with a total score ranging from 0 to 60.
Can someone who works in this field explain to me how this study is anything other than evidence of one exam being a proxy for another?
The "Repetitive Negative Thinking" is then just, like, a marketing term for their questionnaire?
I don't see the questionnaire itself in the study (maybe I'm missing it?). Without understanding what questions were answered in a questionnaire, how am I supposed to take anything away from this study?
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#910/10 exactly what people with these issues want to hear. Great thing to post OP!
So, hide the lamp under the basket because you don't want to see it?
Re: Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults
#1010/10 exactly what people with these issues want to hear. Great thing to post OP!
Can't people with these type of issues control what they think about? Can't they have a go-to list of positive things to think about when they notice they are thinking negative thoughts?
Short answer: no, you can't just "think positive" your way out of mental illness.
Also: Correlation is not causation; we don't know that avoiding these RNTs changes anything in the brain chemistry.