Depression Impairs 'Empathic Accuracy'

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 17:10 in Psychology & Sociology

Depression erodes intimate relationships not just by making one person withdrawn, needy, or hostile, but also because it impairs a depressed person's ability to perceive the others' thoughts and feelings. It impairs what psychologists call "empathic accuracy" and that can exacerbate alienation, depression in a vicious cycle. read more

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