Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation Difficulties in Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Preliminary Evidence for Independent and Overlapping Contributions

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-154

  Roemer, Lizabeth ^a   Lee, Jonathan K ^b   Salters Pedneault, Kristalyn ^c   Erisman, Shannon M ^a   Orsillo, Susan M ^b   Mennin, Douglas S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Boston Healthcare System   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AWARENESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY; SESQUITERPENES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349209511     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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