Depression, control, and counterfactual thinking: Functional for whom?

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 210-227

  Markman, Keith D ^a   Miller, Audrey K ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645342215     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: 07367236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2006.25.2.210     Document Type: Article

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