Frequency and nature of rumination in chronic depression: A preliminary study

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 160-168

  Pearson, Martin ^a   Brewin, Chris R ^a   Rhodes, John ^b   McCarron, Gerry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST ANN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Emotion; Imagery; Intrusion; Rumination; Thoughts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DEPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF REPORT; THINKING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; THINKING;

EID: 50349098055     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506070801919224     Document Type: Article

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