Cognitive Specificity Enhancement Training (CoST) in depressed patients with a history of childhood maltreatment: a pilot study on the feasibility and efficacy of CoST for reducing rumination, cognitive avoidance, and depressive symptoms

Depression rates are rising globally, with traditional treatments often failing to address cognitive overgeneralization – a distortion that perpetuates negative thinking and depressive symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Cognitive Specificity Enhancement Training (CoST) in reducin...

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Published in:	European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Main Authors:	Zobeydeh Dehghan Manshadi, Hamid Taher Neshat-Doost, Laura Jobson, Filip Raes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Subjects:	Major depressive disorder overgeneralization cognition rumination cognitive avoidance Trastorno depresivo mayor
Online Access:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20008066.2025.2514328