Attributions and accessibility of explanations for future events in anxiety and depression

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 505-520

  Byrne, Angela ^a   MacLeod, Andrew K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THINKING;

EID: 0030720968     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1997.tb01257.x     Document Type: Article

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