Counterfactual thinking and psychological distress following recurrent miscarriage

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-65

  Callander, Gemma ^a   Brown, Gary P ^a   Tata, Philip ^b   Regan, Lesley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PLANNING; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING;

EID: 34250732811     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830601117241     Document Type: Article

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