Processing strategies used by dysphoric individuals: Self-derogating, non-self-enhancing, or schematic?

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-233

  Morris, Steven J ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive biases; Cognitive processes; Depression; Dysphoria; Information processing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348197539     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02229234     Document Type: Article

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