Life stress, self-silencing, and domains of meaning in unipolar depression: An investigation of an outpatient sample of women

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 669-685

  Ali, Alisha ^a   Oatley, Keith ^b   Toner, Brenda B ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0036976658     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.21.6.669.22797     Document Type: Review

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