Our Current Projects:
Cognitive Control & Vulnerability to Depression
Patients with depression often experience difficulties with thinking, which can remain even following depression improvement. The purpose of this study is to evaluate thinking difficulties across those with current depression, those with past depression, and those who have never been depressed, to help identify how thinking difficulties and depression are linked. This project is funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and conducted in collaboration with researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health / University of Toronto, the University of Calgary, and the University of British Columbia.
Meta-Analysis
We are currently working with collaborators at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the University of Toronto on a meta-analysis of previously published research on the effect of depression on cognitive control biases. The meta-analysis will allow us to determine the magnitude of the effect and clinical and methodological variables that may influence the effect.
Stigma of Gambling Disorder
Fear of stigma is one of the most common reasons that individuals with gambling disorder report for not seeking treatment. The purpose of this research is to better understand beliefs that the general public holds about gambling disorder and factors that might influence stigma, to inform stigma reduction efforts.
Recent Publications:
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Horne, S.J., Quigley, L. (2024). The Effects of Affective Expectations on Willingness to Expend Cognitive Effort in Dysphoric and Non-Dysphoric Individuals. Cog Ther Res. doi: 10.1007/s10608-024-10503-y
Quigley, L., Dobson, K.S., Russell, K. & Sears, C. R. (2024). Negative affective priming: Reliability and associations with depression symptoms in three samples. Behav Res, 56, 5086–5102. doi: 10.3758/s13428-023-02248-5
Quigley, L., Warren, J., Townsend, C. Features of depersonalization: An examination and expansion of the cognitive-behavioral model. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice,11(2), 193. doi: 10.1037/cns0000336
Capute, C., Quigley, L., & Bate, J. (2024). The influence of attachment style on support and feedback seeking and depression severity among mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63, 295–314. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12458
Quigley, L. Gambling Disorder and Stigma: Opportunities for Treatment and Prevention. Curr Addict Rep 9, 410–419 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-022-00437-4
Laposa, J. M., Katz, D. E., Lisi, D. M., Hawley, L. L., Quigley, L., &Rector, N. A. (2022). Longitudinal changes in intolerance ofuncertainty and worry severity during CBT for generalizedanxiety disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 91, Article102623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2022.102623
Quigley, L., Thiruchselvam, T., & Quilty, L. C. (2022). Cognitive control biases in depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 148(9-10), 662–709. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000372
Fernandez, A., Quigley, L., Dobson, K., & Sears, C. (2022). Coherence of attention and memory biases in currently and previously depressed women. Cognition and Emotion, 36(7), 1239–1254. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2022.2099348
Nelson, A. L., Quigley, L., Carriere, J., Kalles, E., Smilek, D., & Purdon, C. (2022). Avoidance of mild threat observed in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) using eye tracking. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 88, 102577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2022.102577
Quilty, L., Quigley, L., & Dobson, K. (2022). Canadian Contributions to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement. 54. 132-141. 10.1037/cbs0000293.
Levin, K.K., Gornish, A. & Quigley, L. Mindfulness and Depersonalization: a Nuanced Relationship. Mindfulness 13, 1479–1489 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01890-y
Horne SJ, Topp TE, Quigley L. Depression and the willingness to expend cognitive and physical effort for rewards: A systematic review. Clin Psychol Rev. 2021 Aug;88:102065. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102065. Epub 2021 Jul 7. PMID: 34274800.
Wen, A., Quigley, L., Yoon, K. L., & Dobson, K. S. (2021). Emotion Regulation Diversity in Current and Remitted Depression. Clinical Psychological Science, 9(4), 563-578. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702620978616
Quigley, L., Wen, A., & Dobson, K.S. (2020). Cognitive control over emotional information in current and remitted depression. Behaviour Research and Therapy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2020.103658
Quigley, L., Horne, S. J., & Dobson, K. S. (2021). Does self-focus orientation influence recall of autobiographical memories and subsequent mood in dysphoria? Memory, 29(3), 396–405. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2021.1896736
Quigley, L., Prentice, J., Warren, J. T., Quilty, L. C., Dobson, K. S., & Hodgins, D. C. (2019). What’s in a name? Evaluating the public stigma of gambling disorder. Journal of Gambling Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10899-019-09924-2
Quigley, L., Dozois, D.J.A., Bagby R.M., Lobo, D.S.S., Ravindran, L., & Quilty, L.C. (2019). Cognitive change in cognitive behavioural therapy versus pharmacotherapy for depression: A longitudinal mediation analysis. Psychological Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S0033291718003653
Newman, K., Quigley, L., Fernandez, A., Dobson, K., & Sears, C. (2019). Concurrent and prospective relations between attentional biases for emotional images and relapse to depression. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 43(5), 893–909. doi: 10.1007/s10608-019-10017-y
Sears, C. R., Quigley, L., Fernandez, A., Newman, K. R., & Dobson, K. S. (2019). The reliability of attentional biases for emotional images measured using a free-viewing eye-tracking paradigm. Behavior Research Methods. Advance online publication. doi: 10.3758/s13428-018-1147-z