Is talking about an emotional experience helpful? Effects on emotional recovery and perceived benefits

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 270-287

  Zech, Emmanuelle ^a   Rimé, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 23944501817     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.460     Document Type: Article

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