Can the behavioral approach system (BAS) dysregulation theory help us to understand psychosocial interventions in bipolar disorders?

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 476-477

  Lam, Dominic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral approach system dsyregulation theory; Bipolar disorders; Life events; Psychosocial interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449411061     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2009.01186.x     Document Type: Note

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