Role of Self-focused Attention in Depression

Role of Self-focused Attention in Depression

Using a task measuring the tracking of eye movements, the aim of this study is to demonstrate that individuals suffering from depression focus their attention more on their reflection in the screen after recalling a failure (and this all the more so as their depressive symptomatology is strong) .

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with depressive disorders according to the Diagnostic and statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) criteria
• Men or women, aged 18 to 60
• patients without mental impairment
• patients without neurological impairment (epilepsy, encephalopathy, head trauma)
• patients with a sufficient command of French
• free patients, without guardianship or curators or subordination
• patients benefiting from coverage by a social security scheme or benefiting from it through a third party in accordance with the French law on biomedical research
• obtaining oral non-objection by the patient after clear and honest information about the study
• Patient with normal or corrected vision without rigid contact lenses

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with an intelligence quotient < 70
• patients aged < 18 years or > 60 years
• patients with mental impairment
• patients with neurological impairment (epilepsy, encephalopathy, head trauma)
• patients who do not speak French well enough
• patients hospitalized under duress
• patients without social security
• Patient wearing rigid contact lenses