Assessing positive beliefs about worry: Validation of a structured interview

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 405-415

  Francis, Kylie ^a   Dugas, Michel J ^a,b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Generalized anxiety disorder; Meta cognitions; Positive beliefs about worry; Structured interview

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042645049     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2003.09.012     Document Type: Article

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