Irrational beliefs and basic assumptions in bereaved university students: A comparison study

Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-129

  Boelen, Paul A ^a   Kip, Hanneke J ^a   Voorsluijs, Jeanine J ^a   Van Den Bout, Jan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Basic assumptions; Bereavement; Irrational beliefs; Low Frustration Tolerance; Rational emotive behavior therapy; Traumatic grief

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843064556     PISSN: 08949085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JORE.0000025441.39310.49     Document Type: Article

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