The most prevalent mental disorders, anxiety and depression, are commonly associated
with structural and functional changes in the fronto-limbic brain areas. The clinical trials …

OBJECTIVE: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been recommended by several
international guidelines as the gold-standard treatment to address the needs of patients with …

It is theoretically recognized that cognitive distortions take part in the aetiology and
prognosis of depression and anxiety disorders. Expressing emotions is contribute that to …

Dysfunctional cognitions may be associated with unhealthy eating behaviors seen in
individuals with obesity. However, dysfunctional cognitions commonly occur in individuals …

Introduction: There is increasing evidence that major depressive disorder (MDD) is
associated with significant pragmatic language impairments. However, there is a lack of …

In everyday communication metaphoric expressions are frequently used to refer to abstract
concepts, such as feelings or mental states. Patients with depression are said to prefer literal …

The pursuit of happiness has been an important component of philosophical thought for a
long time. Traditionally, happiness could be viewed as the result of rational thinking and …

Abstract Using the Semantic Distance Task, we investigated the semantic distances
between ME and five metaphorically conceptualized notions: PAST, FUTURE, JOY …

The present article aims at identifying and analysing the linguistic metaphorical behaviours
of people living with depressive disorders. To this end, four online fora dealing with mental …

The interrelation between emotion and language has been a long-standing focus of
psychological as well as linguistic research. Clinical populations are particularly interesting …