Worry episodes and perceived problem solving: A diary-based approach

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-187

  Szabó, Marianna ^a,b   Lovibond, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diary; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Problem solving; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745614079     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800600643562     Document Type: Article

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