Self-referent Information-processing in Individuals at High and Low Cognitive Risk for Depression

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 11, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 539-568

  Alloy, Lauren B ^b   Abramson, Lyn Y ^a   Murray, Laura A ^c   Whitehouse, Wayne G ^c   Hogan, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin ^*

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EID: 0005070566     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026999397379854a     Document Type: Article

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