Sadness, depression, and avoidance behavior

Behavior Modification

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 759-779

  Leventhal, Allan M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance behavior; Depression; Sadness

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; GRIEF; HUMAN; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; GRIEF; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 53149094672     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445508317167     Document Type: Article

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