Depression can make distinguishing between negative emotions difficult

People with clinical depression can have a hard time telling the difference between negative emotions such as anger and guilt, a new U-M study has found. Recently published in Psychological Science and featured on HealthCanal.com, the study team included Depression Center Associate Director Patricia Deldin, Ph.D. The ability to differentiate between various emotional experiences affects how people deal with life stressors, and being unable to distinguish certain emotions from each other might lead to someone choosing an action that is not appropriate, thus exacerbating the problem, the authors maintain. Read the full release.