The effects of thought suppression on autobiographical memory recall

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 275-284

  Neufeind, J ^a   Dritschel, B ^a   Astell, A J ^a   MacLeod, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Suppression; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049105303     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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