Memory Accessibility, Mood Regulation, and Dysphoria: Difficulties in Repairing Sad Mood with Happy Memories?

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-188

  Joormann, Jutta ^a,c   Siemer, Matthias ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOOD; MOOD DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; RECALL; RUMINATION;

EID: 2142826524     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.113.2.179     Document Type: Article

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