Operationalizing the "vulnerability" and "stress" components of the hopelessness theory of depression: A multi-wave longitudinal study

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1565-1583

  Abela, John R Z ^a   Aydin, Cristina ^a   Auerbach, Randy P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive vulnerability; Depression; Hopelessness theory; Weakest link hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; SAMPLE; THEORY; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33749160340     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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