An empirical investigation of Albert Ellis's binary model of distress

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 499-516

  David, Daniel ^a   Montgomery, Guy H ^b   Macavei, Bianca ^a   Bovbjerg, Dana H ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive approach; Distress; Functional and dysfunctional negative feelings emotions; Unitary and binary model of distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; COGNITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PIACENZIAN; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BREAST DISEASES; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ROMANIA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17744374306     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20058     Document Type: Article

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