%0 Journal Article %A Ataie, Shima %A Fata, Ladan %A Ahmadi Abhari, Ali %T Rumination and Cognitive Behavioral Avoidance in Depressive and Social Anxiety Disorders: Comparison between Dimensional and Categorical Approaches %J Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology %V 19 %N 4 %U http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2088-en.html %R %D 2014 %K categorical approach, dimensional approach, rumination, cognitive social avoidance, depressive disorder, social anxiety disorder, %X Objectives: The current study was aimed to investigate rumination and avoidance in healthy individuals and those with depressive and social anxiety disorders. Method: Sixty patients (30 with depressive disorder, and 30 with social anxiety disorder), and 120 nonclinical participants answered research questionnaires including Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Response Styles Questionnaire (RSQ), Cognitive Behavioral Avoidance Scale (CBAS) and Post Event Processing Questionnaire (PEPQ). Discriminant function analysis revealed major differences among the groups. Results: The findings indicated significant difference between individuals with depression and those with social anxiety disorder in three variables including cognitive nonsocial avoidance (p %> http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2088-en.pdf %P 283-295 %& 283 %! Rumination and Cognitive Behavioral Avoidance in Depressive and Social Anxiety Disorders: Comparison between Dimensional and Categorical Approaches %9 Original Research %L A-10-1-709 %+ Medical Education & Development Center %G eng %@ 1735-4315 %[ 2014