Effects of mode of writing on emotional narratives

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 355-361

  Brewin, Chris R ^a   Lennard, Hayley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Disclosure; Narrative writing; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; STRESS; WRITING;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; WRITING;

EID: 0033002622     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024736828322     Document Type: Article

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