Do negative cognitive styles confer vulnerability to depression?

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 128-132

  Alloy, Lauren B ^a   Abramson, Lyn Y ^b   Francis, Erika L ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Negative cognitive styles; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033245791     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00030     Document Type: Article

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