Are depressed people simply more realistic in judging how much they control their lives, while others view the world through rose-colored lenses, living under the illusion that they have more control ...

The concept of depressive realism is a hypothesis that individuals with depression may see life more accurately than those without. I remember learning of this in college, mentioned as an aside in a ...

A recent study published in the journal Behaviour Research and Therapy provides evidence that people experiencing symptoms of depression hold genuinely pessimistic biases about future positive events, ...