Behavioral Approach System (BAS)-Relevant Cognitive Styles and Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: Concurrent and Prospective Associations

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 459-471

  Alloy, Lauren B ^a   Abramson, Lyn Y ^b   Walshaw, Patricia D ^c   Gerstein, Rachel K ^a   Keyser, Jessica D ^a   Whitehouse, Wayne G ^a   Urosevic, Snezana ^b   Nusslock, Robin ^b   Hogan, Michael E ^b   Harmon Jones, Eddie ^d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral approach system (BAS); bipolar spectrum disorder; cognitive styles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL APPROACH SYSTEM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 68949181752     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016604     Document Type: Article

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