Unfinished processing in the emotional disorders: The Zeigarnik effect

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 329-337

  James, Ian A ^a   Kendell, Katherine ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Priority Healthcare Wearside   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; COGNITION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSION; PERSEVERATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030693954     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1352465800018737     Document Type: Review

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