A test of the hopelessness theory of depression in unemployed young adults

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-132

  Lynd Stevenson, Robert MacKay ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0030066173     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1996.tb01167.x     Document Type: Article

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