Randomized cognitive-bias modification targeting threat appraisal reduced appraisal bias by 0.62 SD but depression symptoms by only 0.08 SD at 12 months

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strongest objection: A dose-response analysis of MEND found no symptom benefit even among the top decile of bias-change responders (d = 0.11, ns)

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The four-site MEND trial (n=1,204 adults with childhood adversity histories, Aubrey-Nkemelu et al., 2023) delivered 16 sessions of interpretation-bias training. The mechanistic target moved substantially and durably, yet depression outcomes were near-null (BDI-II difference 1.2 points, 95% CI -0.4 to 2.8), with no dose-response relation between bias change and symptom change.

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[+0] Childhood adversity raises adult depression risk primarily through altered threat-appraisal learning rather than inherited liability shared with parents discuss behavior-genetics developmental-psychopathology psychology
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