Lawrence HR, et al. - Researchers performed this work to ascertain if experiencing depressive cognition as visual (i.e., in the form of visual mental imagery) or verbal (i.e., in the form of verbal thought) was differentially associated with the strength of the rumination–depression relationship. In this study, when individuals tend to experience depressive cognitions as visual, dwelling on depressed affect (i.e., rumination) may be more strongly related to depressive symptom severity. Thereby suggesting the necessity for an examination of depressive cognition as both visual and verbal to fully understand how individuals think about their depressed affect. Based on visual/verbal styles of depressive cognition, this could eventually inform tailoring of interventions.