Emotional Training Helps Kids Fight Depression

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National Public Radio January 18,2010 by Allison Aubrey

How many of us have caught ourselves thinking, "Ugh, this will never work out," or "How could I be so stupid?"

"There's a pretty common bias to think about the negative," says researcher Jane Gillham of the Penn Resiliency Program, a behavioral therapy program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Studies show that the habit of reacting negatively can lead to depressive thinking. "There's a lot of evidence that pessimistic thinking undercuts achievement and well-being," Gillham says.

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