The impact of ruminative processing on the development of intrusive memories

Behaviour Change

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 55-69

  Williams, Alishia D ^a   Moulds, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; COGNITION; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRACTIBILITY; DYSPHORIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTROSPECTION; INTRUSIVE MEMORY; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 34547630922     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/bech.24.2.55     Document Type: Article

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