Discontinuities and Cognitive Changes in an Exposure-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 409-421

  Hayes, Adele M ^a   Feldman, Greg C ^b   Beevers, Christopher G ^c   Laurenceau, Jean Philippe ^a   Cardaciotto, Lee Ann ^a   Lewis Smith, Jamie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d Department of Biology

Author keywords

cognitive therapy; depression; depression spike; emotional processing; rapid response

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NARRATIVE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WRITING; AFFECT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547485934     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.75.3.409     Document Type: Article

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