#Attentionbias

A pioneering study using eye-tracking technology has revealed that individuals with depression pay disproportionate attention to threatening and neutral images, potentially reinforcing the cycle of negative thinking characteristic of depressive disorders. The research, recently published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, sheds light on the subtle ways depression influences how people process the world around them—an insight with significant implications for clinical practice and daily life in Thailand and beyond (PsyPost).

A new eye-tracking study uncovers how depression shapes what people notice in everyday environments. Researchers found that individuals with major depressive disorder spend more time looking at threatening and neutral images while showing fewer rapid eye movements. This pattern suggests a focused attention on negative or ambiguous content that could reinforce pessimistic thinking. The study appears in the Journal of Affective Disorders, with insights that are relevant for clinical practice and daily life in Thailand and beyond. According to recent coverage by PsyPost, the study highlights the subtle ways depression influences information processing.