The effects of suppressing thoughts and images about worrisome stimuli

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-298

  Behar, Evelyn ^a   Vescio, Theresa K ^a   Borkovec, T D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE DISPLAY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; NEUROSCIENCE; THINKING;

EID: 33646449762     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(05)80077-2     Document Type: Article

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