Assessment of thought control strategies for unwanted thoughts in older adults;Evaluación de las estrategias de control de pensamientos no deseados en población de edad avanzada

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-107

  Nuevo Benitez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aged; Anxiety; Personality assessment; Psychometrics; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DISTRACTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL CONTROL; THEORY; THINKING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 17644418378     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0211-139x(05)74835-6     Document Type: Article

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