An evolutionary function of the depressive reaction: The cognitive map hypothesis

New Ideas in Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-156

  Welling, Hans ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cognitive maps; Depression; Evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043032773     PISSN: 0732118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-118X(03)00017-5     Document Type: Article

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