Interpretation of ambiguous information in clinical depression

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1411-1419

  Mogg, Karin ^a   Bradbury, Katherine E ^a   Bradley, Brendan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Interpretation of ambiguity; Negative bias; Text comprehension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEMANTICS;

EID: 33748765261     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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