A test of the cognitive content specificity hypothesis in depression and anxiety

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-31

  Lamberton, Anna ^a   Oei, Tian P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cognitive content specificity; Cognitive therapy; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS QUESTIONNAIRE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE CONTENT SPECIFICITY HYPOTHESIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 36849005924     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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