Concreteness training reduces dysphoria: A pilot proof-of-principle study

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-53

  Watkins, Edward R ^a   Moberly, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive training; Concrete; Depression; Overgeneralization; Rumination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; RELAXATION TRAINING; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RELAXATION THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649213845     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.10.014     Document Type: Article

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