Attributional Style and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Moderating Role of Perceived Illness Control

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-223

  Chaney, John M ^a   Mullins, Larry L ^a   Uretsky, Debra L ^a   Doppler, Matthew J ^a   Palmer, William R ^b   Wees, Steven J ^b   Klein, Harry S ^b   Doud, Deborah K ^b   Reiss, Mary J ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PC

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0030460476     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.41.3.205     Document Type: Article

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