Dysfunctional Attitudes and Episodes of Major Depression: Predictive Validity and Temporal Stability in Never-Depressed, Depressed, and Recovered Women

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 475-483

  Otto, Michael W ^a   Teachman, Bethany A ^b   Cohen, Lee S ^c   Soares, Claudio N ^c   Vitonis, Allison F ^d   Harlow, Bernard L ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive vulnerability; depression; depressive scarring; dysfunctional attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 34548863340     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.116.3.475     Document Type: Article

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